Dyeing with Yerba Mate: A fantastic tea to dye with.
Dyeing with Yerba Mate can not only give you some great results but is also great to drink!
Slow stitching with Indigo: The Blue of the natural world.
Use the beautiful blue that nature provides for your own indigo slow stitch project.
12 Months of Natural Dyeing
A list of the natural dyes we have looked at over the past 12 months and the colours that they have produced.
Dyeing with Red Cabbage: Using up those kitchen scraps
Dyeing with Red Cabbage is a great way to use those left over kitchen scraps to produce useful, beautiful colour.
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?
Indigo and Cotton —- To Fade or Not To Fade
Indigo and Cotton fabric has a long history with something we all love to wear….Our comfy old faded pair of jeans. But can we get any more versatility out of it.
Dyeing with indigo for a great variety of colours
Dyeing with indigo can not only bring blue into your palette, but it can also help with a variety of other colours.