If you want to learn more about natural dyeing, you have come to the right place. There are a number of resources on this website to get you started or support you on your natural dyeing journey.
Here are some of the most popular posts:
What is a Mordant? (Mordants for Natural Dyes)
This article is all about 9 common mistakes to avoid in natural dyeing of textiles, aka yarn and fabric. If you are in the beginning stages of your natural dyeing journey, it can be easy to feel overwhelmed. Maybe you have even already tried dyeing a skein of yarn or a piece of fabric with …
This blogpost is going to focus on how to dye fabric with natural dyes for beginners. If you have been around my website before, you know that I usually dye yarn with natural dyes instead of fabric. In fact, there is a whole natural dyeing category where you can find numerous blog posts about dyeing …
This blog post is all about iron (ferrous sulfate) as a natural dye modifier. When it comes to natural dyeing, iron plays an important role and you will come across it frequently. It can be used for different purposes but, personally, I mainly use it as a modifying agent for naturally dyed colorways. Table of …
Today I want to share a simplified mordanting method with you: using the cold water mordant aluminium triformate. Aluminium triformate has numerous benefits compared to other mordants which we will explore in detail in this post. Table of Content: If you want to learn more about how to mordant a skein of yarn using aluminium …
In this blog post we will explore an interesting question: Are natural dyes sustainable? The first and most obvious intuitive answer would be yes, of course they are.And since I am a natural dyer myself and my interest in natural dyeing was born out of a desire to live a more sustainable life, you can …
This blog post contains a step-by-step approach of how to dye yarn with dandelions. Although they are often considered weeds, dandelions have many interesting properties and thus can be used in various ways. I have listed some different applications below. But we will first and foremost focus on the natural dyeing properties of dandelions. In …
In this blogpost I will show you one way of how to dye with dyer’s chamomile. For this experiment, I opted for the solar dyeing method. Instead of the regular dyeing process where you heat the dyestuff in a pot of water, solar dyeing utilizes the power of the sun to slowly and gently dye …
Did you know that you can create several different colorways when dyeing yarn with elderberry (elder)? Elderberry, also known as elder, is a versatile natural dyestuff which allows you to use different parts of the plant for natural dyeing purposes. This post contains affiliate links. I may earn a small commission if you use these …
Let’s talk about how to dye with logwood today. This post has been long overdue because logwood is a rather straightforward dyestuff to use and you can create versatile and beautiful results with it. In this post I will show you how to dye yarn with logwood. But of course you can also use logwood …
Natural dyeing with onion skins is a great way to get started with natural dyeing. Onion skins are readily available and a form of kitchen waste which makes their use as a natural color source very sustainable. At the beginning of the year I wrote a blog post about natural dyeing for beginners in which …
