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Top tips for dyeing!
Last week I met artist Lucy Augé for the first time. I've been a fan of her botanical artwork for years and it turns out that she lives close by. I...
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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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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 avocado skins: a tutorial
Today I'm sharing a very simple tutorial on how to scrunch dye an item of clothing with avocado skin dye.
Before I launch into that, I'll just m...
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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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FAQs: Washing and caring for plant-dyed clothing
What’s the best way to wash clothing that you’ve dyed with plants? Do we need to use special washing detergent? Will the colour last? I receive th...
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Painting with iron water
Today I’m going to share a really simple method for making patterns with iron water. Iron or rust water can be use as a “colour changer” with almo...
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How to make watercolour paint from petals
In this blog post I'll show you how to quickly and simply extract dye from coreopsis flowers using hot water. This makes a beautiful dye that can b...
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Dyeing with berries
In this blog post I'll show you how to dye a scarf with mahonia berries (also known as Oregon grape) with a simple tie dye stripe pattern. These ar...
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Carve your own beads for dyeing
Today I'm thrilled to invite Merlin Fox from Knives Fox Spoons to my blog with a fantastic bead carving tutorial. With just a few tools, you can ma...
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