Natural Plant dyes and recipes.
Alum Mordant
How to make an alum mordant for dyeing wool yarns.
Cochineal
A recipe for dyeing with Cochineal.
Dye Plants
Birch, Delphiniums, avocado, cabbage and other dye plants.
Easter Egg Dye Project
Dye some eggs and wool this Easter with natural dyes you can find in your kitchen.
Indigo – Saxon Blue
Directions for dyeing with Saxon Blue, a pre-mixed Indigo solution.
Mordant for Linen
How to make a mordant for linen and cotton yarns.
Blue Skirts Golden Belts
Viking Age textiles in Finland may have used mushroom dyes for vivid colour.
Mushroom Dyes
Recipes and instructions for dyeing yarn with mushrooms
Natural Dyes and Mordants
Using Alum and Tin mordants for dyeing wool yarn.
Natural Dye Plants
Recipes and information about using commonly found vegetable dye plants.
Print Making and Stenciling
A printmaking workshop using natural dyes in Finland.
Tin Mordant
How to make a mordant for linen and cotton yarns.
Using Natural Dyes
Dyeing wool with Brazilwood, Indigo and Osage Orange.
Lichens and Dyes
Lichens have been used as a food source, medicine and a dyestuff for centuries.
Rhubarb Root Dye
A recipe for dyeing with rhubarb roots to make yellow, orange or red shades.
Brazilwood Dye
How to Dye shades of pinks with Brazilwood.
Cochineal Dye
Dye pinks and reds with Cochineal
Plant Dyes
An assortment of plants that produce colour.
Natural Dyes and Mordants
A table of some natural dyes, mordants and recipes.
Urine, Fleece and Natural Dyes
Did you know that urine has been used as a mordant for natural dyes?
Natural Dyes – EBay Watch
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2*50g Skeins Wool Cashmere Silk Baby Yarn lot;Sock Yarn;Sport;100g;pink blue
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RED Buffalo Bison Leather for Native SCA SASS Western Crafts Taxidermy Moccasin
2 INDIGO Buffalo Bison Leather Hides 4 Native SCA LARP Craft Buckskin Taxidermy
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Dye History from 2600 BC to the 20th Century
An impressive historical list of dyeing through the ages.
Dyeing with Mushrooms
Hjordis Katarina Lundmark shows her wonderful work with mushroom dyeing. Much of the site is in Swedish, but do follow the links for some colourful examples of mushroom dyes.
Dyes and Dating Caucasian Weavings
An article by Steven Price, describing how dyes help determine when a rug was woven.
Earthguild
Earthguild carries a wide assortment of dyes: Natural, Lanaset, Procion, Deka, Cushing and more.
Henna
Rust with dried Henna leaves and tin mordant, from the Mannam Carpet site.
Hill Creek Fiber Studio
Carol Leigh carries a wide range of natural dye products.
How Dyes are Classified – Natural Dyes
Although this is a site for the medical technologist, there is an interesting article about classifying natural dye substances.
How to Dye Cloth
From the Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute, a lesson plan on dyeing, covering topics of history of dyes, natural and synthetic dyes, textile printing and tie-dyeing..
Indigo
Carol Todd describes growing indigo and her dye procedure for dark shades of blue.
Japanese IndigoWhere to find Japanese Indigo seeds and how to grow them.
Kathryn of the Hills Dye Book
Some interesting natural dye recipes: pokeberry dye, bark, 19th Century cheap dyes, and instructions for using mordants.
La Lana Wools
La Lana Wools offers handspun yarns, natural dyes and a custom-dyeing service.
Madder
Carol Todd grows her own madder root for deep red colours.
Mannam Carpet Vegetable Dyes
Vegetable dyes: Alkanet, henna, indigo, madder, pomegranate, turmeric, walnut.
Marbeling – An Ancient Craft Reborn
Marbling dates back to 12th Century Japan. Rooftop Clothing gives a brief history on the technique, as well as examples of what can be done.
Medieval Gardens
In medieval times, plants were used for food, medicine and dyes. La Belle Compagnie lists many herbs and plants, along with a table of usage.
Natural Dye Research in the South Central Andes
Vickie Cassman did a fascinating research project on dyestuffs of the Andes.
Natural Dyes and Medicine
Rosemary Jacobs explains the connection between vegetable dyes and the pharmaceutical industry.
Natural Dyeing with Oxalis Flowers
Janis Saunders uses Oxalis flowers to dye cotton from a neighbours garden.
Pagan and Lyoness’ Dye Page
Indigo, prickly pear, blackberry, lichen and other dye baths and vats.
Queen Ann’s Lace
The Hollow Tree Spinners dye with Queen Ann’s Lace flowers.
Red with Madder
Mannam Carpet’s recipe for madder dye.
Rivendell’s Botany Page
This site describes the history of natural dyes and contains a chart of some natural dye substances and dye instructions.
Rosemary
Rosemary leaves and trimmings will dye to greens and yellows with Carol Todd’s recipe.
Rug Dyes
Jacobsen Oriental Rugs provides information on natural and synthetic dyes used in Turkish and Balouch rugs.
Sunflower Seeds
Dried Hopi Sunflower seeds and hulls dye to shades of mauves and browns. Recipe by Carol Todd.
Time Line of Major Dye Chemicals and Their Natural Sources
From this un-official SCA site, information on historical dyes.
Traditional Dyes in Guinea
The Quebec Centre for Textile Technology assisted Guinean scientists to develop a better way to extract natural indigo.
Unlocking Nature’s Color Magic
Phyllis Rossiter Modeland tells how the procurement of exotic dyestuffs led to the establishment of trade routes, influenced political policy and the course of history.
Vegetable Dyes – Multifold Advantages
Althought the terrain of Nepal yields over 180 dye-bearing plants, natural dyes are being replaced by chemical dyes, resulting in environmental, social and cultural impacts.
Walnut
Black walnut leaves and husks give deep browns. Recipe by Carol Todd.
The Woad Page
From the Rowan’s Craftbook, growing, processing and dyeing with woad.
Yellow with Safflower
Mannam Carpets’ recipe for dyeing with safflower.
Yuzen Dye Process
Tsutomu Nishino describes the Yuzen dye process that goes into making a kimono.
Natural Dyes – EBay Watch
4*50g Skeins Soft Bamboo Cotton Silk Knitting Mix color Yarn Lot;200g,pink
2*50g Skeins Wool Cashmere Silk Baby Yarn lot;Sock Yarn;Sport;100g;pink blue
4*50g Skeins Luxury Angola Mohair Cashmere Wool Yarn Lot;Fine;200g;colorful
RED Buffalo Bison Leather for Native SCA SASS Western Crafts Taxidermy Moccasin
2 INDIGO Buffalo Bison Leather Hides 4 Native SCA LARP Craft Buckskin Taxidermy
7-8 oz. Cowhide Veg Tan Tooling Leather for Wallets Belts Armor Quivers Holsters
