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        • Walnut Powder Instructions
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        • How to Make a 1-2-3 Fructose Indigo Vat
        • How to Make a 1-2-3 Shakealotta Indigo Vat
        • How to Make a 1-2-3 Iron Indigo Vat
        • How to Make a 1-2-3 Henna Indigo Vat
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FEEDBACK FRIDAY: United Plant Savers

January 31, 2023January 31, 2023

Monday Mordant Round-Up

January 30, 2023January 30, 2023

Video From FEEDBACK FRIDAY: Farm & Folk

January 22, 2023January 23, 2023

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This week on FEEDBACK FRIDAY we've got Susan Leopo This week on FEEDBACK FRIDAY we've got Susan Leopold, Executive Director at @unitedplantsavers!
(Just in time for our dye seeds that just came in...)
RSVP through our bio link and if you don’t know where that is, just head to our blog.
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#seeds #unitedplantsavers 
#naturaldye #naturaldyes #plantdyes #naturaldyersofinstagram
#sustainability #botanicaldye #botanicaldyes #plantdye #rawdyes
Wattle, the perfect base to build a signature blac Wattle, the perfect base to build a signature black.
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#wattle #wattledye #tannin 
#naturaldye #naturaldyes #plantdyes #naturaldyersofinstagram
#sustainability #botanicaldye #botanicaldyes #mordant #plantdye #rawdyes
Monday Mordant round up! Last week we received an Monday Mordant round up!
Last week we received an unusual amount of emails and Instagram questions around how to mordant. Rather than keep them to ourselves, we thought we’d share Kathy’s responses!
Head to our bio link or blog to read!
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#mordantmonday 
#naturaldye #naturaldyes #plantdyes #naturaldyersofinstagram
#sustainability #botanicaldye #botanicaldyes #mordant #plantdye #rawdyes
In The Art and Craft of Natural Dyeing, J. N. Lile In The Art and Craft of Natural Dyeing, J. N. Liles consolidates the lore of the older dyers with his own first-hand experience. He produces both a history of natural dyes and a practical manual for using pre–synthetic era processes on all the natural fibers–cotton, linen, silk, and wool.
It's one of our top must-have books for dyers.
Shop our bookstore through our bio link!
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#books #history 
#naturaldye #naturaldyes #plantdyes #naturaldyersofinstagram
#sustainability #botanicaldye #botanicaldyes #mordant #plantdye #rawdyes
Thanks to amazing artist and Foundations in Natura Thanks to amazing artist and Foundations in Natural Dyeing attendee @evapolizzi for the tag on all these beautiful colors she got in class last weekend!
Never stop learning!
Take a class with us to continue your education. Head to our bio link to see all workshops.
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#naturaldye #naturaldyes #plantdyes #naturaldyersofinstagram
#sustainability #botanicaldye #botanicaldyes #mordant #plantdye #rawdyes
YOU ASKED: "I bought aluminum sulfate with the int YOU ASKED: "I bought aluminum sulfate with the intention of mordanting cotton but I see on your blog that you don't recommend it for cellulose fibers. Will it still work, just not as well?"

KATHY ANSWERED: "aluminum sulfate was the first mordant for cellulose and you can use it for cellulose mordanting.  The process is to pretreat with a tannin first, then soak in a solution of aluminum sulfate + washing soda and then dye. The results are excellent!"
Shop both alum sulfate and tannin through our bio link.
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#tannin #alumsulfate #naturaldye #naturaldyes #plantdyes #naturaldyersofinstagram
#sustainability #botanicaldye #botanicaldyes #mordant #plantdye #rawdyes
Takayuki Ishii of @awonoyoh Teaches The Shibori Te Takayuki Ishii of @awonoyoh Teaches The Shibori Techniques of Motohiko Katano
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This summer's visiting artist Takayuki Ishii of Awonoyoh will be teaching a 4-day Indigo Katano Shibori workshop. This class will focus on stitching a shibori pattern following the techniques of Shibori Master Motohiko Katano (1889-1975), a painter turned dyer, who created a body of incredibly inspiring shibori work. 
More on our workshops page.
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#shibori #motohikokatano 
#naturaldye #naturaldyes #plantdyes #naturaldyersofinstagram
#sustainability #botanicaldye #botanicaldyes #mordant #plantdye #rawdyes
The Many Faces Of Sappanwood Sawdust (On Sale This The Many Faces Of Sappanwood Sawdust (On Sale This Week!)
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One of the great pleasures in exploring natural dyes is the endless possibilities of a single color. Last weekend, Kathy taught part one of her Foundation Course in Natural Dyes and all of us were in awe of how many hues she got with sappanwood 
We thought we'd put it 100 gram packages on sale for you this week so try some out and let us know how it goes!
 Shop through our bio link!
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#sappanwood #sappanwooddye 
#naturaldye #naturaldyes #plantdyes #naturaldyersofinstagram
#sustainability #botanicaldye #botanicaldyes #mordant #plantdye #rawdyes
It's official, 1 SPOT LEFT for Natural Palettes: B It's official, 1 SPOT LEFT for Natural Palettes: Botanical Beauty & Biodiversity in Hawai’i With @sashaduerr!
Has it been waiting just for you??
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#sashaduerr #sashaduerrnaturalcolor #sashaduerrfossel #classes #workshops
#naturaldye #naturaldyes #plantdyes #naturaldyersofinstagram
#sustainability #botanicaldye #botanicaldyes #mordant #plantdye #rawdyes
We are fortunate to receive our dried organic Peri We are fortunate to receive our dried organic Pericón from an organically certified cooperative in Texas. 
Its color yield is a light to deep gold and the plant is strongly aromatic of anise. You can use the entire plant in dyeing, fresh or dried.
9one of the best yellows…
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#pericon ##naturaldye #naturaldyes #plantdyes #naturaldyersofinstagram
#sustainability #botanicaldye #botanicaldyes #mordant #plantdye #rawdyes
ON SALE: Our gorgeous indigo dyed Indigenous Kala ON SALE: Our gorgeous indigo dyed Indigenous Kala Cotton fabrics are dyed with an indigo fructose vat by artisans who supply the amazing fashion brand @1111clothing. We are proud to offer this organic, rainwater fed fabric and support the cooperatives who are producing it.
We've got it on sale right now to compliment @farmandfolk’s FEEDBACK FRIDAY talk as it's an excellent fabric for quilting as well!
Shop through our bio.
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#kalacotton #indigo #kalacottonfabric 
#naturaldye #naturaldyes #plantdyes #naturaldyersofinstagram
#sustainability #botanicaldye #botanicaldyes #mordant #plantdye #rawdyes
We just put up the FEEDBACK FRIDAY video recording We just put up the FEEDBACK FRIDAY video recording from this past week of Sara Buscaglia of @farmandfolk. It was a lovely talk and glad we recorded it. ❤️
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#naturaldye #naturaldyes #plantdyes #naturaldyersofinstagram
#sustainability #botanicaldye #botanicaldyes #mordant #plantdye #rawdyes
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    • How Tos
      • How to Scour
      • How to Mordant
        • How to Mordant with Aluminum Acetate
        • How to Mordant with Aluminum Potassium Sulfate
        • How to Mordant with Aluminum Sulfate
        • How to Mordant with Aluminum Triformate
        • How to Mordant with Symplocos
        • How to Mordant with Tannin and Alum
      • How to Dye with Natural Dye Extracts
        • How to dye with Ceriops
      • How to Dye with Raw Materials
        • Cochineal Insect Instructions
        • Dye Flower Instructions
        • Dye Mushroom Instructions
        • Fruitwood Chips Instructions
        • Logwood Chip Instructions
        • Madder Root Instructions
        • Marigold Flower Instructions
        • Oak Gall Instructions
        • Onion Skin Instructions
        • Osage Orange Sawdust Instructions
        • Pericón Instructions
        • Pomegranate Peel Instructions
        • Rhubarb Root Instructions
        • Safflower Instructions
        • Sappanwood Sawdust Instructions
        • Walnut Powder Instructions
      • How to Dye with Indigo
        • How to Make a 1-2-3 Fructose Indigo Vat
        • How to Make a 1-2-3 Shakealotta Indigo Vat
        • How to Make a 1-2-3 Iron Indigo Vat
        • How to Make a 1-2-3 Henna Indigo Vat
      • How to Dye With Liquid Natural Dyes
      • How to use Iron Powder (Ferrous Sulfate)
      • How to use Print Paste Thickener
      • How to check pH
    • Botanical Colors Natural Dye Glossary
    • Botanical Colors FAQ
      • Frequently Asked Questions About Indigo
      • Frequently Asked Questions About Aquarelle Liquid Natural Dyes
    • Blog
  • About Us
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    • Wholesale Customers
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