This is a blog post on making indigo fabric resist paste. It is another type of pattern-making technique on fabric. Over the recent, these years I have found a fascination with fabric dyeing with indigo. In fact with all sorts of indigo. Now I want to push the boundaries and experiment even more. I am […]
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This blog post is about natural dyeing assistants in fabric dyeing and printing. It simply means that these assistants will aid the uptake of natural dyes onto the fabric. Natural dye’s assistant is not to confuse with mordants. As mordants are mainly to produce and stronger and brighter color. Mordants are also normally made from
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This is a blog post on fabric dyeing with Brazilwood. Brazilwood is also known as Sappanwood (it’s coming from Asia rather than Brazil) or Caesalpinia species. The red dye color is extracted from the heartwood in the 16th century. It is highly prized since then for its manufacture in the use as a dye like
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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 making Kuih Loyang (Rose/ Honeycomb/ Beehive cookies). I made this for Chinese New Year last year as the UK was on lockdown. It is something to do at home. It is also not cheap to buy them in shops or online during the busy festive season. Kuih Loyang like
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This is a blog post on eco fabric printing with dyers chamomile. Eco printing also known as natural printing as it says uses natural dyes and naturally available items. They are like flowers and leaves that are chosen to produce patterns. As a result, they produce one-off patterns and look completely organic. This technique has
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