Fun Natural Dye Chart by Collective Individual
Do you know what natural dyes make what colors? We loved coming across this fun chart from Collective Individual.
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VIDEO: Botanical Colors’ Founder Kathy Hattori in Cordova, Alaska
This video with Botanical Colors Founder Kathy Hattori in Cordova, Alaska looks at foraging and natural dyeing. Kathy travels to Cordova to teach a workshop on local color. In addition to foraging sustainably for natural dye plants on glaciers, Kathy and crew explored regional color through flowers, lichen and a little sprinkling of Botanical Colors’ own extracts. This video was part of the shorts program at Mountainfilm. Mountainfilm is a documentary film festival that showcases documentaries about environmental, cultural, political and social justice issues. The film festival is in Telluride, Colorado. You can learn more about our experience in Alaska … Read more
Video: FEEDBACK FRIDAY Q&A With Botanical Colors’ Founder Kathy Hattori
Last week on FEEDBACK FRIDAY we had Botanical Colors Founder Kathy Hattori. Kathy answered as many of your natural dye questions as she had time for (there were many)! Watch the recording below. FEEDBACK FRIDAY If you are not familiar with FEEDBACK FRIDAY, every week we speak with dyers, artists, scientists and scholars about our favorite topic, natural dyeing and color. Curated by Amy DuFault, Botanical Colors’ Sustainability and Social Media Director and presented by Botanical Colors’ Founder Kathy Hattori. We even have our own theme song thanks to musician Jimmie Snider (click here to hear more of his music)!
RSVP: LIVE FEEDBACK FRIDAY With Botanical Colors’ Founder Kathy Hattori
Join us September 11th, 9am Pacific, 12 pm Eastern for a live Zoom FEEDBACK FRIDAY with Botanical Colors’ Founder Kathy Hattori. We are going old school this week with Kathy answering all the natural dye/mordant/process questions we can get to. Send your questions ahead of time to me (Amy) at [email protected]. RSVP for FEEDBACK FRIDAY with Kathy Hattori HERE. What Botanical Colors Does: The way that conventional color is applied to clothes is broken. “Wet processing” as industrial dyeing is called, is one of the top polluters in the world, consuming enormous amounts of energy, water and petrochemical based colorants. … Read more
Is the 1-2-3 Vat Safe Indoors? for FEEDBACK FRIDAY:
This week: Fumes from dyeing inside your home and shifting cochineal
Textile Tour to Bali and Sumba, Indonesia
A Textile Tour to Bali and Sumba, Indonesia AN EXPERIENCE OF A LIFETIME From natural dye studios and village looms to ceremonial cloths and everyday wear, this 18-day experience offers a deep introduction to natural dye processes and indigenous textiles in Bali and Sumba. Guided by Threads of Life and Botanical Colors and local weavers and dyers, you will work closely with natural dye materials, learn the cultural meaning behind each textile, and encounter the landscapes and communities that continue to shape these traditions today. Bali May 14 – 26, 2026 After the arrival day, there will be a day of gentle introduction to Ubud village and … Read more