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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...
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...
Imperial Purple and Holy Blue - Mollusk Dyes
Murex dyes for purple and blues from antiquity to today
Make beautiful soap with natural dyes
Making soaps with natural dyes
What makes a plant a dye plant? Part 4: Indigotin
Indigo Dye Plants
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...
How-to; Improve any eco print in 5 minutes
Improve an eco print flop in 5 minutes
DIY Mayan Blue and Wax Crayons with Natural Pigments
Making wax crayons with earth pigments
Shade Card Natural Dyes
An overview of natural dye shades
Setting Up A Hydros Indigo Vat
Setting up an Indigo vat using Hydros as the reducer
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...
Green without indigo, using logwood and weld
Dyeing green with logwood and weld
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...
Create Gorgeous Teal with Green Indigo
Low Impact Dyeing as a new way to create impressive green blues.
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