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My Stainless Pots are Corroding Questions for FEEDBACK FRIDAY

This week: What kind of dye pots should you use, do liquid dyes need a mordant and how to shift color with iron

madder root in different forms on a pile of deep red fabrics and yarns

Painting with Natural Dyes, and Madder Blotches for FEEDBACK FRIDAY

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

How Long Does Indigo Last for FEEDBACK FRIDAY

This week: Insight into print paste thickening and how long can an indigo vat stay alive?

Using the Indigo Vat Flower for Pigment Questions for FEEDBACK FRIDAY

This week: Indigo for printing and how is calcium hydroxide and tortilla masa linked?

Liquid Natural Dyes vs Powders for FEEDBACK FRIDAY

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

Advice for Madder Liquid Dye: Questions for FEEDBACK FRIDAY

This week: All things related to Aquarelle Madder Root

Whole Madder Root

FEEDBACK FRIDAY: This Week in Natural Dye Questions

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

Hands, stained blue with indigo, removing wet fabric from an indigo vat. The fabric is a golden color

Using Table Salt as a Mordant for FEEDBACK FRIDAY

This week: Urine vats, keeping your indigo vat alive and can you fix color with sea salt?

Calculating formulas and hydrating Indigo for FEEDBACK FRIDAY

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

Non-toxic Wood Finish Questions for FEEDBACK FRIDAY

This week: Cochineal for more than textiles and how long does it keep, and what to do about a murky alum bath