The Easiest Apple Cake Recipe
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Natural Dyeing: The 157 Natural Dye Recipes of Paul Gout
Re-dyeing 18th century dye recipes by Paul Gout in Montpellier, France
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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...
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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...
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What is the Difference? Raw Dyestuff, Dye Powders, and Dye Extracts
When it comes to natural dyes, there are several options available for textile artists and home dyers. In our webshop, you can find raw...
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Silk fabric is a Reliable Eco-Friendly and Renewable Fabric Source
A lot has been said about the sustainability of different fibers, and silk has been getting a bad reputation in the last years with large...
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Botanical Printing with an Iron Blanket.
In the botanical printing groups online, you will read the term 'iron blanket' often. And I would like to explain to you what it is and...
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Fiber Foundations: the difference between mordants and tannins.
On the various eco-printing and natural dye fora there is a lot of confusion and mis-use of terminology going on when it comes to the...
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Fiber Foundations: Understanding Mordants
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...
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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...
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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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Kakishibu - Persimmon Tannin Dye
A blog in the series "The rarest dyes", see the blog about Murex dyeing here. Persimmons (Latin: Diospyros kaki) are a fruit with a long...
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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...
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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...
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