Naturally dyed fabric samples prepared with white oak gall tannin mordant

Tannin Mordant Guide: Natural Tannins for Dyein...

A practical comparison of natural tannins for dyeing cotton and linen, covering hydrolysable vs condensed tannins, clear vs colored tannins, extracts vs raw materials, and % WOF rates.

Tannin Mordant Guide: Natural Tannins for Dyein...

A practical comparison of natural tannins for dyeing cotton and linen, covering hydrolysable vs condensed tannins, clear vs colored tannins, extracts vs raw materials, and % WOF rates.

Test swatches on scoured and mordanted cotton and linen

Soda Ash for Natural Dyeing, Plus Chalk and Gum...

A practical guide to three natural dye assists: soda ash for scouring and alkaline shifts, calcium carbonate for madder, weld and dunging, and gum arabic for mordant printing pastes.

Soda Ash for Natural Dyeing, Plus Chalk and Gum...

A practical guide to three natural dye assists: soda ash for scouring and alkaline shifts, calcium carbonate for madder, weld and dunging, and gum arabic for mordant printing pastes.

Fabric dyed with pomegranate peel in yellow, green and grey

Pomegranate Dye Guide: Yellow, Khaki, Grey and ...

A practical guide to pomegranate peel dye: rates, alum yellows and khakis, iron greys, greens and blacks, and how to use pomegranate as a tannin mordant for cotton and linen.

Pomegranate Dye Guide: Yellow, Khaki, Grey and ...

A practical guide to pomegranate peel dye: rates, alum yellows and khakis, iron greys, greens and blacks, and how to use pomegranate as a tannin mordant for cotton and linen.

Cotton swatches dyed with weld in lemon yellow, golden yellow and olive

Natural Dye Color Chart: Which Plant Gives Whic...

A natural dye color chart showing which plant gives which color on which mordant, with % WOF starting rates and short notes on overdyeing for greens, purples and blacks.

Natural Dye Color Chart: Which Plant Gives Whic...

A natural dye color chart showing which plant gives which color on which mordant, with % WOF starting rates and short notes on overdyeing for greens, purples and blacks.

Grey and charcoal fabric and yarn dyed with oak gall tannin and iron

Natural Black Dye: How to Get Black and Charcoa...

How natural black works (tannin plus iron, often over indigo), with four recipes in % WOF for charcoal, olive-black, brown-black and deep black on cotton, linen and wool.

Natural Black Dye: How to Get Black and Charcoa...

How natural black works (tannin plus iron, often over indigo), with four recipes in % WOF for charcoal, olive-black, brown-black and deep black on cotton, linen and wool.

Madder-dyed swatches showing red, brick and brown color variations

Madder Dye Troubleshooting: Why Madder Turns Br...

Eight reasons madder goes brown or orange instead of red, including heat, soft or acidic water, too little dye, iron and weak mordants, with a fix for each.

Madder Dye Troubleshooting: Why Madder Turns Br...

Eight reasons madder goes brown or orange instead of red, including heat, soft or acidic water, too little dye, iron and weak mordants, with a fix for each.