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.

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.

What Is Muslin Fabric? Types, Benefits and Uses

What muslin fabric is, the main types of muslin, its benefits and uses, and why it is great for natural dyeing.

What Is Muslin Fabric? Types, Benefits and Uses

What muslin fabric is, the main types of muslin, its benefits and uses, and why it is great for natural 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.

Dark silk fabric dyed with natural dyes

How to Dye Silk with Natural Dyes

A step-by-step guide to dyeing silk with natural dyes, from cold alum mordanting to the dye bath.

How to Dye Silk with Natural Dyes

A step-by-step guide to dyeing silk with natural dyes, from cold alum mordanting to the dye bath.