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The Sukumo Indigo Vat: A Time-Honored Tradition in Dyeing Aizome.

Sukumo indigo holds a special place as a time-honored dyeing technique. Derived from the leaves of the Polygonum tinctorium plant, Sukumo...

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A Tradition of Natural Dyes in Oaxaca - Mexico (part 1)

In the summer of 2022, I visited Mexico for almost a month. I started with a visit to Mexico City and Cuernavaca, then moved to San...

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Imperial Purple and Holy Blue - Mollusk Dyes

Murex dyes for purple and blues from antiquity to today

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Make beautiful soap with natural dyes

Making soaps with natural dyes

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What makes a plant a dye plant? Part 4: Indigotin

Indigo Dye Plants

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Quick Fresh Indigo

I was gifted 5 beautiful Persicaria Tinctoria plants by my new friend Hagar in the North of my country. She has been growing a field of...

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How-to; Improve any eco print in 5 minutes

Improve an eco print flop in 5 minutes

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DIY Mayan Blue and Wax Crayons with Natural Pigments

Making wax crayons with earth pigments

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Shade Card Natural Dyes

An overview of natural dye shades

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Setting Up A Hydros Indigo Vat

Setting up an Indigo vat using Hydros as the reducer

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Compound colours; Indigo and Weld greens

Some colours (especially light fast) are hard to create with natural dyes, certain shades of purple, orange and greens. For these shades...

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Green without indigo, using logwood and weld

Dyeing green with logwood and weld

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Indigofera Tinctoria, Indigofera Arrecta and Indigofera Suffruticosa)

If you know my work you know I will always try to go straight to the source of everything; my cochineal comes directly from a small...

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Create Gorgeous Teal with Green Indigo

Low Impact Dyeing as a new way to create impressive green blues.