Natural dyes

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Dyeing with Turmeric (easy step by step guide) - FiberArtsy.com
Easy Dyeing with Turmeric (step by step guide) - FiberArtsy.com
Mineral Dye: Copper Penny Blue
How to dye fabric and wool with tea
The best way to dye fabric with tea. DIY natural dyeing for fabric and wool yarn. You can dye your own clothes and wool to knit and crochet with. Quick and easy for beginners.
✨👉🏼Comment BOTANICAL & I’ll send you in-depth information (including 2 free tutorials) about the pivotal pretreatment processes that allow natural dyes to bind onto fabric & withstand wash & wear! 🌷 They key to creating saturated, long-lasting colors with natural dyes is the pretreatment process of the fiber. ✨ Scouring or deep cleaning is the first step to the pretreatment process. 🧼 Commonly, a mixture of soda ash and detergent is used to break down and remove oils, fixatives, sizing, and...
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Modifying Black Knight scabiosa natural dye
If you’re not growing Black Knight scabiosa yet, let this be your sign 😍 Although this dye is fugitive and will fade from light exposure over time, the range of colours is so special that I think it is worth experimenting with it anyway. 🌸 In my book, Leaf and Colour, I explain more about fugitive dyes, including anthocyanin dyes such as Black Knight scabiosa. Anthocyanin dyes are special for a few reasons. They contain some of the less common natural dye colours such as blue and purple. And they are pH sensitive which allows us to use modifiers such as acids (including vinegar and citric acid), alkalis (such as washing soda or soda ash) or iron mordant to create a wider range of colours. 🌸 Click the link to learn more about my book, and about this very special flower.
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