Dyeing with Coreopsis -the Queen of Natural Dyes
Here we look at natural dying with the Coreopsis flower, also known as Tickseed. You can get great results and a variety of colours from this little flower.
Dyeing with Gum Tree Bark and how to change the colour.
In this experiment we will dye with some bark that came from a gum tree. We use a variation of mordants and time to achieve slightly different results.
Dyeing Wool with Hibiscus Tea using the Sun.
In this experiment we look at dying wool with Hibiscus Tea. We will also look how time can effect some natural dye material while using the solar dyeing method.
Dyeing with Lilly Pillys. Colour from a white flower!
Experimenting with plants in your own backyard.
Using an Additive when dyeing with Wattle Leaves
In this experiment we play with wattle leaves and add some soda ash for better results.
Crafting with Dyed Materials adding joy to your work.
Some examples of what you can do with your natural dyed products.
Mordanting Protein Fibres with your own unique Copper Mordant
Time to make another mordant that we can use in our natural dyeing experiments.
Dyeing with Eucalyptus Leaves to give a brilliant yellow.
In this experiment we will use 3 different mordants with eucalyptus leaves, to give a variety of colour.
Iron Mordant with Coffee when Natural Dyeing
In these experiments we try coffee with non mordanted wool and iron mordanted wool.
Solar dyeing with Beetroot :Natural dyeing on a budget
In this experiment we get a few unexpected surprises.