Using amaranth as a fabric dye
It's now mid-October, I have a bit of amaranth grown in my garden. A good harvest as they say. I grew the amaranth in the allotment in Italy. And they…
Fabric dyeing using dahlia and alum mordant
Recently I have been experimenting fabric dyeing using dahlia and alum mordant. At the moment dahlia flowers in my garden are in bloom. Weather has been cold recently so it…
Mordants in natural dyeing (part 2)
This is a continuation of part 2 on the use mordants in natural dyeing. In this part I am focusing the use chrome and copper. Part 1 of the post…
Mordant in natural dyeing (part 1)
Recent;y I have started using natural dyes again. There is a lot written on this subject of using mordant in the natural dyeing process. I have use mordants sometimes I…
Natural fabric dyeing
Using natural dye for fabric has a special place in my heart. As I have used it while I was in art and design college. At that time I didn't…
Dahlia flowers and ivy dyeing
I have grown dahlia in my garden just for eating?!! I have yet to try any of them as the dahlias are still flowering at the moment. I have out…