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.

Fabrics dyed in warm tones with natural dye extracts

How to Dye Fabric with Natural Dye Extracts

How to dye fabric with concentrated natural dye extracts: scouring, mordanting, how much extract to use, dyeing temperatures and tips.

How to Dye Fabric with Natural Dye Extracts

How to dye fabric with concentrated natural dye extracts: scouring, mordanting, how much extract to use, dyeing temperatures and tips.

Fabric in a natural indigo dye bath

Natural Dyes: Everything You Need to Know

Our complete guide to natural dyes: what they are, natural dyes by color, how mordants work, raw dyes vs. extracts, colorfastness and how to start dyeing fabric.

Natural Dyes: Everything You Need to Know

Our complete guide to natural dyes: what they are, natural dyes by color, how mordants work, raw dyes vs. extracts, colorfastness and how to start dyeing fabric.

Fabric naturally dyed pink with plants

Introduction to Dyeing with Plants: How to Coll...

A beginner introduction to plant dyeing: collecting and drying dye plants, scouring, mordanting and dyeing.

Introduction to Dyeing with Plants: How to Coll...

A beginner introduction to plant dyeing: collecting and drying dye plants, scouring, mordanting and dyeing.

Gauze fabric naturally dyed in soft pink and brown tones

How to Get Purple and Brown Shades from Plant Dyes

How to dye browns, grays, mauves and purples with acorn extract and madder root, step by step.

How to Get Purple and Brown Shades from Plant Dyes

How to dye browns, grays, mauves and purples with acorn extract and madder root, step by step.

Fabric dyed bright pink-red with safflower

How to Dye Pink with Safflower: Michel Garcia's...

Master dyer Michel Garcia's traditional recipe for dyeing cotton pink with safflower petals, and for making safflower pink pigment.

How to Dye Pink with Safflower: Michel Garcia's...

Master dyer Michel Garcia's traditional recipe for dyeing cotton pink with safflower petals, and for making safflower pink pigment.