Here is a blog post on growing and harvesting St John’s wort. It is also is known by its scientific name as Hypericum perforatum. I am writing this blog post as my series of homegrown dye plants. At the moment over the last years, I have to try to learn to grow as my dye … Read more
This is a blog post on fabric dyeing with horse chestnut (conker). I am using horse chestnut leaves at the moment as it’s all I got going at the time of writing. It is possible to dye with flowers and shells from them. There is a bit of leaves that were on the ground around … Read more
This blog post is about natural dyeing assistants in fabric dyeing and printing. It simply means that these assistants will aid the uptake of natural dyes onto the fabric. Natural dye’s assistant is not to confuse with mordants. As mordants are mainly to produce and stronger and brighter color. Mordants are also normally made from … Read more
This is a blog post on fabric dyeing with Brazilwood. Brazilwood is also known as Sappanwood (it’s coming from Asia rather than Brazil) or Caesalpinia species. The red dye color is extracted from the heartwood in the 16th century. It is highly prized since then for its manufacture in the use as a dye like … Read more
This blog post is about fabric dyeing with African marigolds flowers. Marigold flowers have been known to produce strong colors when dyed with fabric. Marigold also known as Tagetes are grown annually or perennial. Especially when fresh flowers are used to extract colors. Dried flowers also do work in my opinion the colors aren’t as … Read more
This is a blog post on fabric dyeing with mangosteen. What exactly is mangosteen? Mangosteen is an exotic tropical fruit that is only can be grown in the tropics. Here is more information on mangosteen. There isn’t much on the internet written about it for the use of fabric dyeing. I only discover its properties … Read more
This is a blog post on fabric dyeing with weld. Weld is also known as reseda luteala. It is actually a weed that grows wild in the woods. It is one of the few yellow dyes that are lasting (not fade easily) dyes if it is used correctly. So far I haven’t yet to have … Read more
