This blog post is about fabric dyeing with African marigolds flowers. Marigold flowers have been known to produce strong colors when dyed with fabric. Marigold also known as Tagetes are grown annually or perennial. Especially when fresh flowers are used to extract colors. Dried flowers also do work in my opinion the colors aren’t as […]
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This is a blog post on how to obtain green dye out of Japanese indigo. Japanese indigo is also known as Pestacaria Tinctoria commonly grown in temperate climates like the UK, northern US, and Japan. I have been growing it in my garden this summer. It is an easy to grow dye plant. Here are
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This is a blog post on fabric dyeing with mangosteen. What exactly is mangosteen? Mangosteen is an exotic tropical fruit that is only can be grown in the tropics. Here is more information on mangosteen. There isn’t much on the internet written about it for the use of fabric dyeing. I only discover its properties
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This is a blog post on fabric dyeing with weld. Weld is also known as reseda luteala. It is actually a weed that grows wild in the woods. It is one of the few yellow dyes that are lasting (not fade easily) dyes if it is used correctly. So far I haven’t yet to have
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This is a blog post on fabric dyeing with dyers chamomile. Dyers Chamomile is different from chamomile tea. It is not edible (not much is known about it) and the variety is known as Anthemis tinctoria. It is different from chamomile tea as we know. It tends to yield more yellow dye compared to chamomile
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Here is a blog post on dyeing with pre-reduced indigo dye powder and mixes. Today I have tried a pre-reduced indigo dye. I live in the UK there is not much chance of growing my own indigo in my back garden here. Therefore, I relay heavily on store/ online bought indigo. I found out that
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This is a blog post on fabric dyeing with Logwood. Logwood also known as Haematoxylum campechianum (scientific name) dyes violets, greys, and blacks. It comes from the heartwood of the logwood tree. Logwood tree is grown in the forest of Central America. It is fairly reasonable to buy from dye specialist supplies like Wingham wool
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