Madder Root Dye Recipe for Linen, Cotton and Cellulose Fibres
All cellulose fibres, yarns and fabrics must be scoured prior to mordanting or dyeing.… Read more...
Madder Root Dye
How to Scour Cotton & Linen
The secret to successful natural dyeing of cellulose fibres, yarns and fabrics such as cotton and linen is thorough scouring. The scouring process removes natural oils, waxes and pectins from the fibre so that the dyes can penetrate the fibre more readily.… Read more...
Indigo Fructose Dye Vat
There are many ways to prepare an indigo vat, some use soda ash and spectralite, some use some use sulphuric acid, some use iron and some urine.… Read more...
Eucalyptus Dyed Scarf
Having read India Flint’s wonderful book on eco colour and printing, I discovered that you can get some beautiful natural dyes using Eucalyptus leaves.… Read more...
Natural Dyes – Black Bean Dye Recipe
I had heard that it was possible to dye yarns using black beans but have never tried it before so last week when I went grocery shopping I looked for some.… Read more...
Madder Root dye
Dye with Madder Root
During winter months, I tend to dye yarns mostly with acid based dyes because they are quick reacting and simple to work with.… Read more...
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