This week: Getting your holiday red on
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6 Tips for Natural Dyers Dealing with Crocking Fibers for FEEDBACK FRIDAY
This week: Stop that excess dye from sitting on the surface of your fibers and rubbing off
Uneven Madder Dyeing Questions for FEEDBACK FRIDAY
This week: What kits are good for dyeing vintage linens and can mordanting cause streaking if not done properly?
Detangling Yarn for FEEDBACK FRIDAY
This week: Tips for keeping yarn soft when dyeing with madder and the eternal question of how to keep yarn untangled when in process.
Dyeing with Black Beans for FEEDBACK FRIDAY
This week: Looking at the longevity of black bean dyeing and using hide glue in an organic vat when dyeing silk and wool.
Mordant for my Dye Garden for FEEDBACK FRIDAY
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 up? Iron is a reliably “permanent” mordant, which is why it is used to enhance light and “washfastness” with dyes that are weak in these categories. I have not seen a reversible method for removing iron. I keep getting mixed answers from people about dyeing … Read more
FEEDBACK FRIDAY: This Week in Natural Dye Questions (Red Edition)
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: I really want to get a deep red what should I use? These instructions are for wool or silk. This color is trickier to achieve on cotton or linen. If available, use filtered, distilled or reverse osmosis water for the dye bath. Scour fibers well and mordant at 20% aluminum sulfate and let the fibers soak in … Read more
Earth Day With Green Eileen!
We had a blast with the Green Eileen team on Earth Day at the Green Eileen shop in Seattle. The store hosted a cocktail party and featured gently worn EILEEN FISHER clothing for sale overdyed with Botanical Colors dyes. Indigo, pomegranate and madder were just a few of the colors used. Check out the party pictures below!