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Why I started plant dyeing (it may surprise you!)
I moved home a few weeks ago and have been organising lots of fairly urgent house renovations.
What do home decorating and natural dyeing have in c...
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What kind of dye pot do you use?
Have you wondered what kind of dye pot to use? Does it matter? Can you use one of your kitchen pans? I’m going to share some hints and tips in this...
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Surprise... I've been making a new magazine!
Update: the magazine is now available to order here.
I have something very special to share with you today… I’ve been secretly working on a project...
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Stamping with homemade walnut ink
This is one of the most exciting tutorials I’ve shared in a long time. I can't wait to show you how I made this walnut printing ink!
I was very k...
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Dyeing with garden flowers
This summer I've made dyes from a few flowers from my garden. In this blog post, I’ll share my dye notes and colour swatches for three colours of b...
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I’ve been keeping a secret…
If you follow me on Instagram, you might have noticed that I’ve been dyeing lots of tiny clothes and hats lately. Well, what I didn’t share is tha...
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Scrunch dyeing with avocado skin dye
Today I'm sharing a very simple tutorial on how to scrunch dye an item of clothing with avocado skin dye.
The avocado dyeing method in this blog ...
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New paperback out now!
I'm thrilled to announce that Botanical Dyes on Wood is out now in PAPERBACK!
I've been dyeing wooden beads for years and I'm excited to share m...
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Summer Garden Musings: We can't do it all!
This is my first year with a garden, and I dreamt of growing EVERYTHING – vegetables, herbs, flowers, dye plants – you name it! It’s very easy to g...
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Pretreating fabric in soya (soy) milk: FAQs
If you’ve read Botanical Colour at your Fingertips, you'll be familiar with pretreating fabric with soya (soy) milk. It’s a method for preparing fa...
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Petal Crayons / Drawing with Plants
One of the simplest ways to make colour from plants is to scrunch leaves or petals in your fingers and rub directly onto paper. My son was so impr...
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Making lake pigments
Today I have a guest post for you written by Jule Kebelmann from Hey Mama Wolf. Jule shows us how to extract dye from plants and create a lake pigm...
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