madder root

Join us this week, March 27th, 9am Pacific,  for a live FEEDBACK FRIDAY! Let’s social distance ourselves from the realities of what’s outside our homes and talk all things natural dyes. What could be better? If you are not familiar with FEEDBACK FRIDAY, every week, we are emailed with questions from our natural dye community. […]

This week on FEEDBACK FRIDAY: Too much dye on yarn and which natural dye extracts can be used without mordanting?

This week: Liquid dyes for silk flower making and what’s up with those red marks when dyeing with madder?

This week: All things related to Aquarelle Madder Root

This week: softening fibers post-mordanting and how do you get a deep red with raw madder root?

This week: How much of a fresh madder root do you use??

This week: Getting madder to be really red on cotton and does madder root go bad?

This week: Coaxing madder root to be more red and more mordanting questions…

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We are so excited to announce our Botanicals Collection with EILEEN FISHER! Check out our indigo, madder root, and ground pomegranate peel on EILEEN FISHER’s organic handkerchief linen here. “Embracing natural dyes means embracing nature-from its unique colorations to all its perfect imperfections. It’s really thrilling to see EILEEN FISHER surge ahead with a beautiful […]