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This week: Substantive dyes and checking the pH of your vat

This week: How to avoid fire spots when natural dyeing.

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

We had so much fun this past weekend in Madison, Connecticut at Madison Wool and Wildwood Farm’s natural dye weekend! Participants had their own personal natural dye journeys using both the classical, historical dyes and some surprising new ones (think walnut sludge and pokeberries).  We also worked with some of Botanical  Colors’ ancient raw dyestuffs […]