This is a Botanical Colors coral natural dye recipe for a classic, madder color in a soft salmon hue guaranteed to sing you into spring. Dyer’s notes: You can use the same coral natural dye recipe for animal or plant fibers. We recommend mordanting to achieve the best results. Your mordant options are aluminum potassium […]
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You Asked: What Did I Do Wrong With My Ceriops Tagal?
Thanks so much to Sue who wrote to us and documented with her own images, asking why she didn’t get the color she’d hoped from Ceriops tagal. She writes: “I dyed a linen apron and mask commercially dyed off-white. Total weight 225 grams. I scoured them according to Botanical Colors and Catharine Ellis using washing […]
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How To Dye With Marigold Flowers
Ever wondered how to dye with marigold flowers? The humble marigold makes a beautiful and easy color that captures summer even when the weather is cold and gray. They brighten flower borders and are a companion plant in organic gardening. Marigold (Tagetes erecta) is native to Central America. The Aztecs used it as a flavoring […]
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Video From LIVE FEEDBACK FRIDAY: Kathy Hattori Q&A
This week’s FEEDBACK FRIDAY was all about Botanical Colors’ Founder/President, Kathy Hattori for a Q&A. Watch the video recording here: …and here are a bunch of questions Kathy didn’t get to that she’s answered: I would like to know how to work with a lump of logwood extract that got damp. maybe in a blog […]
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FEEDBACK FRIDAY Love Letters #1
FEEDBACK FRIDAY has meant so much to Kathy and I, and we know it means a lot to you too. We so appreciate all the emails and notes you send weekly about how they help you through this time. So why not kick off a little series with some of your love letters that make […]
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Video From Live FEEDBACK FRIDAY: Natural Dye Inks With Biohue
This week, we’ve got video from our live FEEDBACK FRIDAY exploring natural dye inks with Judi Pettite of Biohue. Watch the recording here: This time around we got Judi Pettite, the founder of Biohue to answer questions and talk about how she forages, purchases and grows all the materials for her art as mindfully as possible. […]
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FEEDBACK FRIDAY: Dyeing With Fugitive Color and Pre-Making Dye Extracts
This week: Dyeing with fugitive color and pre-making dye extracts for a later date
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FEEDBACK FRIDAY: Channeling Champagne on Silk
This week on FEEDBACK FRIDAY: How to channel the color of champagne on silk with a natural dye like cutch
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FEEDBACK FRIDAY: This Week in Natural Dye Questions
This week: Is it possible to use too much natural dye in a vat, foaming kamala and getting green with myrobalan
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FEEDBACK FRIDAY: This Week in Natural Dye Questions
This week: Iron contamination, stainless steel dye pots and overnight in the dye bath? Hmmmm…
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