The frosts are coming so it was time to cut back all of my Woad and Japanese Indigo plants. I harvested about 800 grams of fresh leaves from about 10 woad plants and about 250 grams of fresh leaves from the Japanese Indigo plants.… Read more...
Eucalyptus Leaves Dye Recipe
Eucalyptus Dye Recipe for Linen, Cotton and Cellulose Fibres
On a recent trip to Greece, I collected some Eucalyptus leaves and took them home in my suitcase.… Read more...
Brazilwood Dye
Brazilwood Dye Recipe for Linen, Cotton and Cellulose Fibres
Caesalpinia Sappan
for 100 grams of fibre
20 grams Brazilwood powder – Caesalpinia Sappan
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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...
Spin Flora Dot Com
Spin Flora dot Com
When I was asked by the AGWSD to teach a workshop on spinning flax this coming summer at their Summer School, I started to do some research on spinning with plant fibres.… Read more...
Fungi Dye: Pisolithus arhizus
Pisolithus arhizus – Mushroom Dye
FI – Hernekuukunen
Pisolithus arhizus – Fungi dye produces Brown and gold colours
Also known as the Dyeball
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