Botanical Colors

This week: You want a deep red and a dark blue and we deliver on how to do that.

This week: Mordanting like Native Americans once did, mobile natural dyeing and fresh leaf indigo vs. extract.

This week: What’s the shelf life of mordants and is cold indigo leaf dyeing stronger or weaker than hot?

This week: How to avoid fire spots when natural dyeing.

This week: Leather dyeing with cutch.

This week: Are Botanical Colors yarn rings causing reactions in dye baths and can you mordant with cold water?

This week: Mordanting with wheat bran and what is pre-reduced indigo?

This week: mordants mixed with print paste thickeners and what’s up with lac dyes and citric acid?

This week: Saxon Blue battles Indigo for light and washfastness and tips for getting olive green.

This week: Why your indigo smells weird and can Aquarelle dyes be used in bath and body products?