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.

Silk naturally dyed with pomegranate peel powder

How to Mordant Wool and Silk (Protein Fibers) w...

How to mordant wool and silk with alum and cream of tartar: amounts, hot and cold methods, and tips to keep fibers soft.

How to Mordant Wool and Silk (Protein Fibers) w...

How to mordant wool and silk with alum and cream of tartar: amounts, hot and cold methods, and tips to keep fibers soft.

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.

Wool dyed in madder reds and browns

How to Make Madder Extract at Home

A simple method for making your own liquid madder extract from madder root powder or chopped root, with tips for brighter reds and storage.

How to Make Madder Extract at Home

A simple method for making your own liquid madder extract from madder root powder or chopped root, with tips for brighter reds and storage.

Natural dye powders and traditional dye pits

Natural Dyes vs. Synthetic Dyes: 8 Key Differences

An honest comparison of natural and synthetic dyes: eight differences, with the advantages and disadvantages of each.

Natural Dyes vs. Synthetic Dyes: 8 Key Differences

An honest comparison of natural and synthetic dyes: eight differences, with the advantages and disadvantages of each.

Madder extract powder in a glass bottle

Everything to Know About Madder (Rubia tinctoru...

The complete guide to madder: history, how it is grown in Turkey, how to dye with madder root powder and extract, and how to get reds, pinks, oranges and purples.

Everything to Know About Madder (Rubia tinctoru...

The complete guide to madder: history, how it is grown in Turkey, how to dye with madder root powder and extract, and how to get reds, pinks, oranges and purples.

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.