Mordanting with alum Mordanting is the second stage of dyeing techniques used in the natural dyeing process. This is the process of preparing your fibres to receive the plant material on a chemical level. Mordanting usually involves the use of a metal compound which helps the dye adhere and stay onto the fibre. It also…
In this post we look at scouring your cellulose (plant based) fibres to get them ready for the Natural Dyeing process.
Time to make another mordant that we can use in our natural dyeing experiments.
How to make your own iron mordant, and use it to give different colours when natural dyeing.
This is the first stage of preparing your fibres for dyeing. In this post we will look at washing protein fibres.
In this post we will look at how to mordant your protein fibres for richer and stronger results.