mordanting

There are so many terms and techniques in the natural dye space and unless you work in a natural dye house full-time or have been doing dyeing since time immemorial, you’re not apt to know everything. We created this glossary of terms so that you can look like a plant dye master and a natural […]

This week: How to use tannin extract, pros and cons of liquid dyes and mordanting for a big art project

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

This week: scouring, reducing, hydrating and are fresh flowers better than dry flowers for natural dyeing?

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

This week: Painting silk fabrics with liquid dyes

This week: We posted about cream of tartar last week and you had questions…

This week: How to tell if you should scour your garments and do Aquarelle dyes work on cellulose fibers?

This week: Feedback on natural dye books to add to your reference library and what’s the deal with Singapore indigo mold?

This week: How do you know when to scour and when dyeing fleece, how can you get a deep green?