This week: Chemical reactions in a mordant bath and liquid dyes for watercolor painting
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Explore the Botanical Colors blog for natural dye recipes, mordanting guidance, indigo techniques, expert answers, workshops and sustainable textile stories.
True Red with Madder Extract: Questions for FEEDBACK FRIDAY
This week: Getting madder to be really red on cotton and does madder root go bad?
Darker Colors with Aluminum Acetate Questions for FEEDBACK FRIDAY
This week: Interesting questions on pre and post-treatments for color and lightfastness
Storing Indigo Vats for the Winter: Questions for FEEDBACK FRIDAY
This week: Storing indigo from the colder weather, getting grays on protein fibers and indigo soap making
How Much Water in the Dye Pot? Questions for FEEDBACK FRIDAY
This week: How Much Water in the Dye Pot? Pungent wool and husbands, and ratios of extract to fabric.
