Rhubarb will give you three colours, earthy green, pink/red & straw yellow. Yellow is the original colour, Pink/red can be achieved by bringing the PH up and green by including an iron mordant.
This recipe, PDF, walks you through the steps of home dyeing with Rhubarb Dye on wool and silk.
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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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Sage will give you two colours as shown on the cover page. A beautiful warm yellow and earthy green when Iron is used as an after mordant. This recipe, PDF, walks you through the steps of home dyeing with Sage Dye on wool and silk.
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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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Dyeing with an Organic Indigo Vat is most enjoyable. But like with a good Sourdough, or any living culture for that matter, Organic Indigo Vats need to be kept in balance, fed and cared for in order to thrive.
This Guide, will help you in determining what you need to add in order for the Vat to keep in balance and how to maintain it, as well as giving solutions to any problems that might occur.
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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.
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