natural dyes

Wednesday - September 12, 2012

I make quilts by pounding flower petals onto muslin. Is there any way to help make the dyes permanent?

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Sunday - September 09, 2012

How can I fix walnut dye to tone down the bright colors of Procion-dyed fabrics?

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Monday - July 23, 2012

Can an herbal mordant substitute for alum in using natural dyes for baby products?

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Thursday - July 19, 2012

How can I use indigo from my garden for dyeing?

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Tuesday - March 20, 2012

Dyeing with Oregon Grapes (Mahonia Aquifolium)

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Monday - February 20, 2012

I've been trying some Eco-dyeing with rose petals. Maybe you could share your method of doing it.

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Thursday - December 30, 2010

How can I dye with foods such as blueberries?

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Friday - August 27, 2010

I cooked some purple cauliflower for dinner and the water turned a lovely royal blue. Can I use the water to dye wool or silk?

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Thursday - August 26, 2010

Can I pick and freeze goldenrod flowers for later use?

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Tuesday - April 27, 2010

substitutes for alum as a mordant for baby clothes

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Friday - November 27, 2009

perspiration marks on naturally dyed garments

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Thursday - October 22, 2009

Can you recommend alternatives to the mordants copperas, blue vitrol and sugar of lead?

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Thursday - May 14, 2009

I was wonderng if soda ash is also effective for binding natural dyes to the fabric. (Examples: tumeric, berries, etc.)

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Sunday - April 05, 2009

how to paint silk with natural dyes and pigments

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Tuesday - March 03, 2009

Dyeing a shirt with red-brown dirt produced a red-orange color—how can I get brown?

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Tuesday - November 18, 2008

Is it possible to dye fabric with blood?

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Friday - November 14, 2008

Is there a way I could make a powdered annato dye that I could store in a bottle?

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Sunday - September 07, 2008

dyeing with beautiful blue butterfly pea flowers

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Wednesday - August 20, 2008

Which alum you would recommend (sulfate or acetate) as a mordant, based on both color fastness and safety?

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Sunday - August 17, 2008

Are natural fabric dyes best for the environment?

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Which natural dyes are more permanent than others?

How can I improve the light fastness of turmeric dye?

Have you heard of any good natural dyes that will work with cold water for batik?

Can copper sulphate, ferric chloride, and potassium permanganate be used as mordants?

toxicity and environmental damage associated with logwood and other natural dyes

I am dyeing silk fabric with natural dyes like tumeric, coffee etc. How do I fix these dyes with natural substances (I want to avoid chemicals)?

I am interested in dying some tagua nut slices to use as jewelry. I want something that is safe to wear next to the skin...nothing toxic!

using different dirts from all over the state to color a quilt

setting the dye in a dress dyed with natural saffron

Please give me recipe how to get turquoise shade only from natural dyes. Which mordant I have to use?

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