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Black Hollyhock

PRE-ORDER – Available 6/6/24. We’ve unearthed our stash of Black Hollyhock blossoms and are eager to kick off some summer dyeing projects. Black hollyhock is a bit of a grandstander – all beautiful and lush and deeply pigmented blossoms that can be fragile in terms of wash and lightfastness. And for the color? It’s like a grand science experiment as well as somewhat unpredictable whether you will achieve a purple, a blue, a gray or a green. However, they are all lovely colors and it’s always a virtuous exercise in learning how to let go a bit as the color … Read more

Aluminum Acetate

Aluminum acetate is a purified mordant powder that creates bright colors on plant fibers. It is an alternative mordant to traditional tannins. Mordanting is an important step in natural dyeing as it helps improve light and washfastness. Its purpose is to provide a bond between the fiber and the dye molecule. Without a mordant bond, natural dye colors will fade, change color and wash out. Detailed instructions on working with aluminum acetate are available here. We recommend using either calcium carbonate (chalk) or wheat bran with aluminum acetate. Please note that this is a very powdery product. It wafts easily and … Read more

Colours from Nature

From Kathy: Jenny Dean is one of the very knowledgeable dyers from whom I first learned natural dyeing. With over 40 years of natural dye experience, she is a trove of information and practical application. I inhaled the first edition of her Colours from Nature. And later, Wild Color (written with Karen Diadick Casselman). In addition, I am an avid reader of her blog. We are so excited to offer Colours from Nature! This edition is a second edition, which is an expanded reprint of her classic practical handbook for dyers. It is spiral bound with protective acetate covers. In … Read more

Lac Extract

Lac (Laccifer lacca) extract comes from a scale insect known from antiquity throughout India, Southeast Asia, Nepal and China. The deep red colorant is extracted from a hard resinous crude shellac before it can be successfully used as a dye. So the resin is known as shellac. It is used for lacquer and in addition as a protective covering for wood. Lac dye was used to color silk and dye leather and was mentioned as early as 250 AD. Lac extract is an affordable alternative to obtain pinks, purples and burgundy reds on protein fibers using an alum mordant. However, … Read more

Wattle Extract

Wattle is a member of the Acacia family. People use it extensively in leather tanning as it works very well for even coverage and penetration of skins and pelts for tanning. Australia, South Africa and India grow most wattle. They most commonly extract the Black Wattle to create the dye. Natural dyers use wattle extract as one of the rich tannins to create iron-based grays and blacks or to overdye with indigo to create interesting muted greens. The color is a beige with a pink cast. Additionally, it has a characteristic toasty wood smell. For more information on how to … Read more

Signed Copies of Farm & Folk Quilt Alchemy

Farm & Folk Quilt Alchemy: A High-Country Guide to Natural Dyeing and Making Heirloom Quilts from Scratch Artist and quiltmaker Sara Larson Buscaglia invites readers to her Colorado farm to learn the secrets—and beauty—of making natural dyes from foraged plants and stitching natural-fiber quilts by hand. Learn to make naturally dyed quilts by hand with Farm & Folk founder Sara Larson Buscaglia’s beautiful aesthetic, informed by the extraordinary landscape surrounding her farm. Her creative practice centers on simplicity, working with nature, and using naturally derived materials and processes—and she is sharing that practice for the first time in this book. … Read more

Seed Collecting Kit by June & December

We are excited to present a new product line with June & December, a nature-inspired design studio based in Michigan. We know we have a lot of gardeners, bundle dyers and eco printers in our community, so we wanted to equip you with beautiful and useful tools you need for this gardening season. These beautiful glass vials are so handy: save seeds, collect floral findings, or even mineral pigments! At the end of the season, harvesting seeds for the next year is important. This kit is perfect to help you collect and preserve seeds for the next growing season. June … Read more

Pomegranate Peels

Pomegranate peels are the leathery skins and seeds of pomegranate fruit. Although they are not normally eaten, they are high in tannin and super useful as a natural dye. Pomegranate (Punica granatum) is also known as anaar in India and granada in Spain. It grows wild in India, Italy, North Africa and China. Additionally, people use it in Ayurvedic remedies. Pomegranate is an aromatic dye that yields a green-yellow color. It shifts to olive and dark gray with iron. Pomegranate can also be used as a tannin-rich mordant. Our supplier dries the outside pomegranate peel pieces with a few seeds. … Read more

Mushroom Color Atlas Poster

The Mushroom Color Atlas Poster Julie Beeler of The Mushroom Color Atlas created a beautiful 18×24″ poster that depicts a color wheel of hues derived from dye mushrooms that she foraged and collected. The Mushroom Color Atlas is a resource and reference for everyone curious about mushrooms. The poster shows the beautiful and subtle colors derived from dyeing with mushrooms, but it is also the start of a journey and a point of departure, introducing you to the kaleidoscopic fungi kingdom and our connection to it. The poster comes rolled in a sturdy mailing tube. Printed on 100% matte recycled … Read more

Roots, Pods & Flowers of Japan

Our connection to Japan runs deep and although I have been surrounded by Japanese textiles all my life, I was not familiar with many of the traditional colors other than indigo, kakishibu (persimmon tannin) and safflower. This kit is a personal discovery into the fascinating world of kusaki-zome, or plant dyes that are used in Japan. Some are of ancient origin, some crossover into herbal medicine and others are a surprise in the dye pot. So it’s with a lot of pride that we offer a sampler of Japanese traditional dyes plus mordanted silk hankies and a scarf so you … Read more