Tag: natural dyes

PAIVATAR YARNS ON EBAY

PAIVATAR YARNS WEBSHOP I have been selling my Paivatar Yarns on EBAY – because it seemed to be an efficient selling platform to be on. I found EBay to be quite efficient […]

Parmelia Lichen

Parmelia Lichen Dyes My property in the Kootenays has an old small shed. The roof was covered in Parmelia lichen (I think) The roof was in need of repair so all of […]

How to Make a Tin Mordant

How to Make a Tin Mordant A Tin (stannous chloride) mordant can be used to obtain different colour variations than Alum (another commonly used mordant for natural dyeing. Difficulty Level: Average Time […]

Lichen Dyes: Xanthoria

Xanthoria Lichen

Lichen Dyes: Xanthoria After a particularly windy night, I took a short walk along the Canal near our house. The wind had knocked down a lot of tree branches that were covered […]

Wittering Raanu

Wittering Raanu 2

The earliest Raanu weavings date back to the 1600’s. The Saami wove Raanu (Rátnu, Rádno, Grene) and used them as wall coverings in their tents and sod huts. At first glance, a […]

Indian Berberry Dye

Indian Berberry Dye

Indian Berberry Dye – Berberris Aristata Indian Berberry (Berberine) dye comes from the roots and stems of the Indian Barberry plant. The natural plant dye can be purchased as a pre-ground powder. […]