How to make your own Aluminium Tri-formate mordant
How to make your won ATF mordant from scratch
top of page
Welcome to the DekelDyes blog.
Search
3 min read
How to create the darkest blacks with tannins and ferrous sulfate.
If you have been reading my blogs you have seen a thing or two about creating dark shades using the magical collusion of tannins with...
2,427
3 min read
Storing your Natural Dyes and Mordants Safely
Just now, I received an email that made me scream in horror: Hello this is a silly question but, I accidentally ate some of this ...
1,061
2 min read
The Easiest Apple Cake Recipe
"But why are you putting up a recipe here Suzanne? Is this not a site about natural dyes?" You are 100% correct. But it is also Rosh...
917
2 min read
Chlorophyllin, what is it, and how to dye fabrics with it?
There are no true one-step greens in natural dyes. It is either a khaki or moss-green of sorts by post-mordanting a yellow dye with...
1,872
5 min read
Dyeing with Kermes
The rarest dyes, part of a series of (now) rare natural dyes, see also the blog about Murex and Kakishibu. Kermens is an insect-derived...
2,403
3 min read
How to use Symplocos, a plant based alum mordant.
Try Symplocos for a 100% plant based dye process and stunning new shades. In the second half of the 19th century, botany was extremely...
1,837
3 min read
Mordants: an overview
THE FUNCTION OF MORDANTS Most dyes, when applied to fabric, will either wash out or fade rather quickly. These dyes need to be fixed to...
2,724
4 min read
Dyeing like it's 1744
When I was young(er) I studied classical guitar. I actually have a degree-and-a-half in it, finishing the final concert of my Masters...
1,482
2 min read
Using Clubmoss as an Alum Mordant
Bioaccumulation is the gradual accumulation of substances in an organism, in this case; alum. There are a few plants that are...
1,892
3 min read
What makes a Plant a Dye Plant? - Part 3: Naphthoquinones.
Part three in the series about what makes a plant a dye plant
2,960
4 min read
Foraging Flavonoids
Before we get started, let's agree on what I call the Foragers Pact; When foraging it’s important to leave enough for the plant to thrive...
2,428
4 min read
5 Different Mordants in Eco Printing
In several previous blogs you have been able to see and read more about the different results in natural dyes when using different...
33,601
2 min read
Natural Dyeing WIthout a Mordant
Here are 4 Natural Dyes you can use without the need of a mordant. Most natural dyes really need a good mordanting, either...
11,421