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.

August 1, 2021

Full instructions for our madder dye kit: scouring, oak gall tannin, alum mordant and the madder dye bath for rich reds on cotton and linen.

August 1, 2021

Full instructions for our madder dye kit: scouring, oak gall tannin, alum mordant and the madder dye bath for rich reds on cotton and linen.

July 9, 2021

A step-by-step recipe for dyeing cotton mauve and purple with madder root powder and an iron mordant, with exact amounts for 100 g of fabric.

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July 9, 2021

A step-by-step recipe for dyeing cotton mauve and purple with madder root powder and an iron mordant, with exact amounts for 100 g of fabric.

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May 11, 2021

A step-by-step bundle dyeing tutorial by Naturally Dyed Goods: a silk shawl dyed with madder and buckthorn powders.

May 11, 2021

A step-by-step bundle dyeing tutorial by Naturally Dyed Goods: a silk shawl dyed with madder and buckthorn powders.

March 24, 2021

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

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March 24, 2021

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

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