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.
Natural Dyeing with Coffee and Tea
This is the first experiment with Coffee and tea where we play with 4 different dyes on wool roving.
Scouring Protein fibres-The start of the natural dyeing process
This is the first stage of preparing your fibres for dyeing. In this post we will look at washing protein fibres.
Mordanting with Alum to get ready for natural dyeing
In this post we will look at how to mordant your protein fibres for richer and stronger results.