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.
Dyeing Wool with Zebrinas for a subtle yellow
Time to experiment with the beautiful purple leaves of the Zebrina plant.
Dyeing with Orchid Cacti flowers :- Pretty in Pink
In this experiment, I take inspiration from a beautiful flowering plant from my own garden.
Dyeing with Carrot Tops to produce that elusive grey.
In this experiment we dye with carrot tops. The wool has been pre mordanted
with Iron.
Dyeing with dried Black Beans and getting a great variety of colour.
How to dye wool with black beans. In this experiment we also look at how to adjust the ph to give a variety of colour from the one dye bath.
Mordanting Protein Fibres with your own Iron Mordant
How to make your own iron mordant, and use it to give different colours when natural dyeing.
Dyeing with Walnut husks: The subtle shade.
In this post we experiment with solar dyeing with walnut husks.