Alum crystals with undyed cotton fabric

Mordants for Natural Dyeing: The Complete Guide

The complete guide to mordants for natural dyeing: alum, aluminum acetate, iron, tannins and helpers, with WOF amounts for protein and cellulose fibers.

Mordants for Natural Dyeing: The Complete Guide

The complete guide to mordants for natural dyeing: alum, aluminum acetate, iron, tannins and helpers, with WOF amounts for protein and cellulose fibers.

Whole oak galls in a glass jar

4 Natural Dyes That Don't Need a Mordant

Four natural dyes you can use without a mordant (indigo, black walnut, oak galls and pomegranate) and why they work.

4 Natural Dyes That Don't Need a Mordant

Four natural dyes you can use without a mordant (indigo, black walnut, oak galls and pomegranate) and why they work.

Fabric swatches dyed yellow with Persian berries (buckthorn) using different mordants

Persian Berries (Buckthorn) Dye: 6 Mordant Meth...

Embroidery artist Mirjam Gielen compares six mordant methods with Persian berry (buckthorn) dye on wool, cotton and linen, from no mordant to tannin and aluminum acetate.

Persian Berries (Buckthorn) Dye: 6 Mordant Meth...

Embroidery artist Mirjam Gielen compares six mordant methods with Persian berry (buckthorn) dye on wool, cotton and linen, from no mordant to tannin and aluminum acetate.

Black oak gall ink brush stroke on paper

How to Make Oak Gall Ink (Iron Gall Ink Recipe)

A traditional iron gall ink recipe with oak galls, iron sulphate and gum arabic, shared by Sunday Scriptorium.

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How to Make Oak Gall Ink (Iron Gall Ink Recipe)

A traditional iron gall ink recipe with oak galls, iron sulphate and gum arabic, shared by Sunday Scriptorium.

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Naturally dyed fabrics and dye plants for beginners

How to Prepare Fabric for Natural Dyeing: Scour...

How to scour and mordant protein and cellulose fibers for natural dyeing, with exact amounts and a few myths busted.

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How to Prepare Fabric for Natural Dyeing: Scour...

How to scour and mordant protein and cellulose fibers for natural dyeing, with exact amounts and a few myths busted.

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