Amy DuFault

This week: How to make a “Christmas Green” and info on making your own printing dyes from extracts and liquids

There are so many terms and techniques in the natural dye space and unless you work in a natural dye house full-time or have been doing dyeing since time immemorial, you’re not apt to know everything. We created this glossary of terms so that you can look like a plant dye master and a natural […]

This week: What kind of dye pots should you use, do liquid dyes need a mordant and how to shift color with iron

This week: Iron contamination, stainless steel dye pots and overnight in the dye bath? Hmmmm…

This week: Liquid dyes for silk flower making and what’s up with those red marks when dyeing with madder?

This week: Insight into print paste thickening and how long can an indigo vat stay alive?

This week: iron stains, straining and repeat offenders

This week: Indigo for printing and how is calcium hydroxide and tortilla masa linked?

This week: How to use tannin extract, pros and cons of liquid dyes and mordanting for a big art project

This week: How to keep madder “fast” and is alum toxic?