Maar waarom plaats je hier een recept Suzanne? Is dit geen site over natuurlijk verven? Je hebt 100% gelijk. Maar het is ook Rosj...

Handwoven Fabrics from the Kuchene Community (Beta Israel) in Addis Abeba

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...

In my quest to give a more profound, layered meaning to my work, I have been diving increasingly into the history of natural dyes. This...

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

Op een dag werd in Frankrijk een manuscript gevonden met 157 recepten voor natuurlijke kleurstoffen. Wat verrassend was, was dat veel van...

Linen, a versatile and eco-friendly fabric, has a long-standing tradition of production in the Netherlands. The first flax cultivation...

Er zijn geen echte 1 staps groene kleuren in natuurlijke kleurstoffen. Het is een soort kaki of mosgroen door een gele kleurstof achteraf...

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...

A blog post in light of the webinar I presented in October 2021. If there is anything I have learned about building a business, it is...

When it comes to natural dyes, there are several options available for textile artists and home dyers. In our webshop you can find raw...

Natural colorants can be a great addition to handmade soaps as they add vibrancy and beauty to the product.

They are another classic of the natural dye world. Buckthorn berries, Avignon berries, or best known as; Persian berries. Buckthorn...

Making soaps with natural dyes

how to store your natural dyes and extracts

With the last editions to the supply store of aluminium lactate and ferrous lactate, more side-by-side testing was in order. What really...

(and what NOT to use) In this blog you will learn how to properly mordant cellulose fabrics, and how to use ingredients from your kitchen...

(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...

The rarest dyes, part of a series of (now) rare natural dyes, see also the blog about Murex and Kakishibu. Kermes is an insect-derived...

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

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...

Try Symplocos for a 100% plant based dye process and stunning new shades. In the second half of the 19th century, botany was extremely...

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...

At DekelDyes we have a longstanding love affair with handwoven fabrics. Handwoven fabrics have an amazing hand and texture and they take...