Indigo Dye Instructions for an Organic Fruit Sugar Dye Vat for Cotton + Linen Fibres (PDF)
Enjoy the stunning range of Indigo Blues, or over-dye Reds and Yellows to create rich purples and lively greens. This recipe, PDF, walks you through the steps of home dyeing up to 1kg of natural plant based Fabric or fibres with organic Indigo using an Organic Dye Vat Method. The given recipe will create a light to medium light blue on 1kg of Fabric or fibre. For deeper blues on 1kg double the recipe and even triple for very deep blues.
- Due to the high PH, this method is only suitable for plant based fibres.
- Organic Vats last for many months and can be regularly topped up.
- An Organic Vat Troubleshooter Guide is also available.
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Indigo Hydros Dye Instructions for All Natural Fibres (PDF)
Enjoy the stunning range of Indigo Blues, or over-dye Reds and Yellows to create rich purples and lively greens. This recipe, PDF, walks you through the steps of home dyeing up to 1kg of natural Fabric or fibres with organic Indigo. The given recipe will create a light to medium light blue on 1kg of Fabric or fibre. For deeper blues on 1kg double the recipe and even triple for very deep blues.
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Madder Dye Instructions for Cotton + Linen (PDF)
Madder will give you a multitude of colours, from beautiful earthy reds to rich browns. It can also be mixed with other colours like cochineal. Madder was one of the earliest dye plants and was used for stunning reds in Europe before Cochineal was imported.
This recipe, PDF, walks you through the steps of home dyeing cotton or linen based yarns or fabric with Madder Dye.
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Myrobalan Dye Instructions for Cotton + Linen (PDF)
Charcoal greys to light greys reveal themselves with Myrobalan dye! Also a great Tannin and therefore a mordant in itself especially for plant based fibres.
This recipe, PDF, walks you through the steps of home dyeing cotton or linen based fabric or yarns with Myrobalan Dye.
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Rhubarb Dye Instructions for Cotton + Linen (PDF)
Rhubarb dye for cotton and linen is rich in Tannin and will hold well on plant fibres. yellows, beige, and warm browns can be achieved, but it is also suitable for use as a basic mordant and can be overdyed with other dyes.
This recipe, PDF, walks you through the steps of home dyeing of cotton or linen based fabric or yarns with Rhubarb Dye.
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