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Workshop Recording: Fresh Indigo Five Ways – Blender, Salt, Tataki-Zome and More!

Workshop Recording: Fresh Indigo Five Ways – Blender, Salt, Tataki-Zome and More! Recorded workshop taught by Brittany Boles, Seaspell Fiber The recording is available for 90 days after purchase! Do you have a Japanese Indigo (Persicaria tinctoria) patch and aren’t quite sure what to do with it? Brittany Boles has suggestions for using the fresh leaf in a number of ways to extract beautiful colors including a lovely violet from the residue of fresh plants. We are excited to host Brittany Boles of Seaspell Fiber in this recorded workshop using fresh leaf indigo (Persicaria tinctoria) and an array of techniques … Read more

Recording: Foundation Course in Natural Dyes With Kathy Hattori

Recording: Foundation Course in Natural Dyes with Kathy Hattori Download link is added to your Botanical Colors account dashboard upon purchase. Please check under Downloads on your dashboard for access. If any questions, please email [email protected] We invite you to join us for one of our most exciting classes: A Foundation Course in Natural Dyes. One of the greatest pleasures in exploring natural dyes are the endless possibilities of creating color with plants and flowers. If you’ve been bitten by the natural dye bug, natural dyes will just become a lifetime of learning for you. But first, you need a … Read more

Vintage Handwoven Hemp-Cotton Spot Weave Fabric

Handwoven Hemp-Cotton Spot Weave Fabric Sold in one yard lengths. Widths vary. See roll descriptions below for details. Here’s another fabric treasure: handwoven hemp-cotton spot weave fabric. Spot weave is a geometric weave structure that shows off the handspun hemp yarns as they float over the surface of the fabric. Some of these structures resemble Summer and Winter as well. These beautiful, skillfully woven fabrics are perfect for tabletop runners or mats with pleasing neutral combinations of cream, ecru and light taupe colored yarn. All of the hemp in this fabric is grown without pesticides and processed, spun and woven … Read more

50% OFF!!! Cara Marie Piazza Online Class Bundle – Cosmic Nebula, Gravity Ice Dyeing & Back to Black

Cara Marie Piazza – Online Class Bundle It’s hot, you want cool and beautiful projects. We got you covered. This summer, we are discounting our best-selling Cara Marie Piazza workshops. Purchase all three and get half off. These are great workshops to learn a variety of surface dye techniques for your summer dye parties and creative projects. By purchasing the workshop bundle you will receive THREE PDF downloads with Vimeo links and 90-day access to each workshop. We are working on some special new classes behind the scenes, so this offer will only be available for a limited time! The … Read more

Salvation Through Soy

We are very happy that John Marshall decided to update his classic, Salvation Through Soy that covers all things soymilk! The updated version – and it is definitely updated – contains sound guidance, experiments, techniques, hints and tips in 68 pages of full color images and illustrations. John writes: Are you soy curious? Are you tired of well-intentioned online advice that doesn’t quite hit the mark? Is your fabric stiff? Smelly? In need of redemption? Well then, this book is for you! Within you’ll find just about any and everything you’ll ever need to know about using soymilk to improve … Read more

Kakishibu Liquid

Kakishibu Liquid is a full strength solution of the tannin-rich persimmon Diospyros kaki. It is an important color in the Japanese palette and is used as a protective wood stain, an antimicrobial, and provides a slightly crisp finish to fabrics. Japanese parasols are coated with kakishibu dye as a water repellent and katagami paper used for Japanese stencils are dark red brown from repeated soaks in kakishibu to create a strong paper for stencil making. Thanks to John Marshall, we even had kakishibu in a hard candy! The original light brown kakishibu color darkens with exposure to the sun, resulting … Read more

Java Handspun Cotton Scarf

Java handspun cotton scarf is a lightweight handspun, handwoven traditional textile from Tuban, East Java, Indonesia. These beautiful scarves are from our friends at Threads of Life, in Ubud, Bali. Created from locally grown cotton and woven on a backstrap loom, this elegant and simple scarf is perfect for gifting or as a base for natural dyes. It takes natural colors and indigo beautifully and is perfect for a casual evening or beach wrap. We scoured the scarf to remove starch and wax and it is now ready for an indigo or mordant bath. The scarf has twisted fringes and … Read more

The Mushroom Color Atlas Book by Julie Beeler

9/25/24 – Julie will be in Seattle for a book signing on 9/27/24 from 4-6PM and will have copies of her book available! Please join us if you can. We also added a few volumes back into inventory that we received from the publisher and will have the bulk of our order in October. Thank you! Illustrated by Yuli Gates. Equal parts art book, field guide, and color distillation workshop, The Mushroom Color Atlas is a timeless reference that will be used in the studios of artists and designers for years to come. Consider it your invitation to share in … Read more

Sumac Powder

Sumac Powder (Rhus coriaria) is a traditional tannin for pretreating cottons. The tannin is derived mainly from the bark of the tree, but all parts contain tannin and may be used. Sumac is from the Rhus genus and its scientific name is Rhus coriaria. It’s native to southern Europe and western Asia where it is commonly known as Tanner’s Sumac or Sicilian Sumac. We are fortunate to have number of North American native sumacs including Rhus glaubra, sometimes called Smooth Sumac, and Rhus typhina or Staghorn Sumac, known for its dramatic bright red berry clusters. The staghorn berries were used … Read more

Mordant Monday: Celebrating Earth Day & Vibrant Valley Blue

We are thrilled to introduce a new, Pacific Northwest-based indigo paste from the incredible growers and dyers at Vibrant Valley Farm. Kara Gilbert and her skilled team created Vibrant Valley Blue, a Persicaria tinctoria indigo extract. This product is based on years of growing, harvesting and experimenting with varieties, cultivation and extraction and they’ve scaled their production from a few hundred starts to a robust crop of over 10,000 plants. The resulting indigo paste is easy to use and creates a beautiful clear blue. Kara used this indigo to dye a number of garments and styles to hold fashion shows … Read more