
Dahlia blossoms will make yellow, orange and green dye colours. They can be picked fresh, dried or after the first frost.… Read more...
Dahlia blossoms will make yellow, orange and green dye colours. They can be picked fresh, dried or after the first frost.… Read more...
The blossoms of the Coreopsis produce yellow and orange natural dye colours.
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Cochineal can be used with or without mordants and produces reds, pinks and purples. Cochineal is a natural dye substance that comes from the crushed bodies of insects, Dactylopius coccus, found on prickly pear cacti.… Read more...
The leaves of the Clematis make a very nice yellow natural plant dye.
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Lady’s Bedstraw
Galium Verum
Bedstraw is found along roadsides and its roots can be used to make a red or pink natural plant dye.… Read more...
Natural dyeing is usually a 2 step process. The yarn or fibre must be soaked in a mordant,
that prepares the fibre to absorb the natural dye substance.… Read more...