Natural Dyeing Guides

Step-by-step guides to dyeing with plants: how to prepare and mordant fabric, how to use madder, weld and indigo, and tested recipes for every color. New to natural dyeing? Start with Natural Dyes: Everything You Need to Know.

Natural dye materials with undyed natural fabrics

Why Natural Fibers Matter for Natural Dyeing

Why natural dyes need untreated natural fibers, and how to choose the right fabric for natural dyeing.

Why Natural Fibers Matter for Natural Dyeing

Why natural dyes need untreated natural fibers, and how to choose the right fabric for natural dyeing.

Baby playing on a muslin swaddle blanket

Why Muslin Fabric Is the Best Choice for Babies...

Why soft, breathable cotton muslin is ideal for babies and a sustainable home.

Why Muslin Fabric Is the Best Choice for Babies...

Why soft, breathable cotton muslin is ideal for babies and a sustainable home.

Fabric test swatches dyed with natural dyes, with and without iron

Natural Dyeing: A Slow and Sustainable Way to C...

Why natural dyeing is a slow, creative and more sustainable way to color textiles.

Natural Dyeing: A Slow and Sustainable Way to C...

Why natural dyeing is a slow, creative and more sustainable way to color textiles.

Dried madder root

Madder Extract (Rubia tinctorum L.): What It Is...

What madder extract is, how much to use, a step-by-step dyeing method, and how it compares with madder root powder.

Madder Extract (Rubia tinctorum L.): What It Is...

What madder extract is, how much to use, a step-by-step dyeing method, and how it compares with madder root powder.

Natural dye powders and mordants in bowls

Natural Dyeing with themazi Woven Fabrics

Our undyed woven fabrics for natural dyeing, and how to scour, mordant and dye them.

Natural Dyeing with themazi Woven Fabrics

Our undyed woven fabrics for natural dyeing, and how to scour, mordant and dye them.

Cotton fabric dyed red in a dye pot

How to Mordant Cotton and Linen (Cellulose Fibers)

How to mordant cotton and linen for natural dyeing with tannin and alum or with aluminum acetate, with amounts and step-by-step instructions.

How to Mordant Cotton and Linen (Cellulose Fibers)

How to mordant cotton and linen for natural dyeing with tannin and alum or with aluminum acetate, with amounts and step-by-step instructions.