Solar Dyeing With this experiment, as with most , I am going to use the process of solar dyeing. This is basically putting your dyestuff in a glass jar and leaving it in the sun to work its magic. The beauty of living in Australia means that I do have the benefit of hot summers….
All parts of the oak tree are very useful when natural dyeing. It has a high amount of tannin naturally embedded in its cells, which means it can be used as a natural source for all your cellulose fibre mordanting needs. Most things that are high in tannin can be a successful dye material, so…
In our last post on Lac we looked at using 2 different dyeing methods to see which had better results. We used both solar dyeing and heat dyeing. Due to the results of these experiments, I decided to continue my journey with lac by using the heating method of dyeing. If you would like full…
In this post I am actually going to be dyeing with an extract that was bought from a natural dye supplier rather than from something in my immediate environment. There are a few colours which unfortunately are a little hard to get from my local area so it was time to start looking at bought…
This natural dye has become a great staple in my dye box. Once set up it can give you a steady supply for years to come.
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.
In this experiment we play with wattle leaves and add some soda ash for better results.
In this experiment we will use 3 different mordants with eucalyptus leaves, to give a variety of colour.
In this post we experiment with solar dyeing with walnut husks.