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Simple Resist Paste Technique with Indigo.

With this simple indigo resist technique I will teach you how to create a beautiful marble effect on white textiles

A week of Natural Dyeing and Botanical Printing in the Netherlands

Two great textile workshops in the Netherlands

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...

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...

2023 in Natural Dyes

It is almost the end of the Gregorian year. What a year it has been (in many, very conflicting ways). I feel that before I can start...

Natural Dyeing: The 157 Natural Dye Recipes of Paul Gout

Re-dyeing 18th century dye recipes by Paul Gout in Montpellier, France

How to Dye Fabrics Pinks with Birch Bark

Birch trees are deciduous trees that belong to the Betulaceae family, which also includes alders and hazels. There are approximately 60...

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...

pH - in Natural dyeing - What is it?

(And why do you need to know?) pH is something you will see a lot in descriptions of natural dyeing processes. In short: pH stands for...