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What makes a Plant a Dye Plant? - Part 3: Naphthoquinones.
Part three in the series about what makes a plant a dye plant


What makes a Plant a Dye Plant? - Part 2 Anthraquinones
Red is a fascinating color. In the plant world there are several different phytopigments that are responsible for reds, purples and...


Foraging Flavonoids
Before we get started, let's agree on what I call the Foragers Pact; When foraging it’s important to leave enough for the plant to thrive...


What makes a plant a dye plant? Part 1 Flavonoids.
All plant materials contain a mix of different phytochemicals. I am not going to re-invent the wheel and I will quote Wikipedia on the...


Make dye and ink from Persian Berries
They are another classic of the natural dye world. Buckthorn berries, Avignon berries, or best known as; Persian berries. Buckthorn...


Natural Dyeing WIthout a Mordant
Here are 4 Natural Dyes you can use without the need of a mordant. Most natural dyes really need a good mordanting, either...


Abbreviations in Natural Dyeing and Eco Printing for Beginners
It is really confusing, when you are just getting started and you are reading up on the blogs: cotton, AA, Euc, Fe dip, Steamed for 90...


Quick Fresh Indigo
I was gifted 5 beautiful Persicaria Tinctoria plants by my new friend Hagar in the North of my country. She has been growing a field of...
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