This week: Iron contamination, stainless steel dye pots and overnight in the dye bath? Hmmmm…
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This week: Liquid dyes for silk flower making and what’s up with those red marks when dyeing with madder?
FEEDBACK FRIDAY: This Week in Natural Dye Questions
This week: Insight into print paste thickening and how long can an indigo vat stay alive?
FEEDBACK FRIDAY: This Week in Natural Dye Questions
This week: iron stains, straining and repeat offenders
FEEDBACK FRIDAY: This Week in Natural Dye Questions
This week: Indigo for printing and how is calcium hydroxide and tortilla masa linked?
FEEDBACK FRIDAY: This Week in Natural Dye Questions
This week: How to use tannin extract, pros and cons of liquid dyes and mordanting for a big art project
FEEDBACK FRIDAY: This Week in Natural Dye Questions
This week: How to keep madder “fast” and is alum toxic?
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This week: All things related to Aquarelle Madder Root
Three Color Ideas For the Start of Autumn
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 about dyeing light tan shades, but this one is easy and elegant. Orange Red (on silk fabric) 15% Aluminum sulfate mordant 4% madder extract Bright Olive (on cotton muslin) 5% Aluminum Acetate mordant 5% pomegranate extract 2% marigold mix extract 1%rich logwood purple Creamy Beige … Read more
FEEDBACK FRIDAY: This Week in Natural Dye Questions
This week: Making a powerful indigo vat for a 5 gallon bucket