madder

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

This week: Brittle fabrics from mordanting and scouring and a how-to on thickening dye extracts to print

This week: Getting your holiday red on

This week: Why you can’t get a deep blue and color shifting madder to be more red

This week: Stop that excess dye from sitting on the surface of your fibers and rubbing off

This week: Tackling “madder dust” and brightening logwood.

This week: What kits are good for dyeing vintage linens and can mordanting cause streaking if not done properly?

This week: Tips for keeping yarn soft when dyeing with madder and the eternal question of how to keep yarn untangled when in process.

This week: Looking at the longevity of black bean dyeing and using hide glue in an organic vat when dyeing silk and wool.

Each week, we are emailed with questions from our natural dye community asking simple and complex questions that we thought might be worth sharing. Here are a handful from this week answered by natural dyer in chief, Kathy Hattori, Founder of Botanical Colors: Is there any way to remove iron from fabric to brighten it […]