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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?

This week: All things related to Aquarelle Madder Root

Here’s a palette with natural dye recipes suitable for that end of summer transition where the light turns golden and the air cools. The Orange Red reminds us of the underside of a liquid amber leaf; the Bright Olive is a neutral, gray-green, and the Creamy Beige is surprising in that we don’t often think […]

This week: Making a powerful indigo vat for a 5 gallon bucket

This week: Natural dyes and iron on baby clothing, iron to make black and what’s the best way to do an iron dip?

This week: softening fibers post-mordanting and how do you get a deep red with raw madder root?