This week’s FEEDBACK FRIDAY was with Botanical Colors’ President Kathy Hattori who talked about and demoed Dyes of the Américas. We went through some native colors from North, Central and South America that are included in our new dye kit, Dyes of the Américas, as well as some locally grown specialties from our network of […]
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FEEDBACK FRIDAY: This Week in Natural Dye Questions
This week: Substantive dyes and checking the pH of your vat
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FEEDBACK FRIDAY: This Week in Natural Dye Questions
This week: How to avoid fire spots when natural dyeing.
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FEEDBACK FRIDAY: This Week in Natural Dye Questions
This week: Looking at the longevity of black bean dyeing and using hide glue in an organic vat when dyeing silk and wool.
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Madison Wool and Wildwood Farm Host a Natural Dye Weekend
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 […]
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