Beautiful Earthy Oranges Dyeing with Eucalyptus Leaves
Dyeing with Eucalyptus leaves can add versatility to your colour range. After achieving yellow with solar dyeing its time to add some heat.
Dyeing with Cochineal: If at first you don’t succeed.
The start of my cochineal journey was not that great but now this is a permanent fixture in my dyeing palette.
A Surprise : Dyeing with Water Gum Leaves
I was not sure what to expect dyeing with this plant and I am certainly glad I tried!
Colour Differences when Natural Dyeing with Henna
Natural Dyeing with Henna has been done for centuries and is a great source of colour in your natural dye palette.
The Versatility of Oak in Natural Dyeing
Oak is an important tool in the dyers box, but can we also dye with it?
Using additives and mordants while dyeing with Lac for great colour.
Dyeing with Lac can produce some beautiful pinks and purples. Here is a look at how some of these colours can be achieved?
Dyeing with Lac- Solar versus Heat methods when natural dyeing
Dyeing with Lac can produce some beautiful pinks and purples, but what is the best method to dye with?
Have fun solar dyeing with Wattle Tree twigs
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.
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.
Using an Additive when dyeing with Wattle Leaves
In this experiment we play with wattle leaves and add some soda ash for better results.