Discover the rare Japanese dye murasaki, extracted from Lithospermum erythrorhizon roots. Learn its rich history, cold-extraction method, and how to achieve stunning purples on silk and wool.

all the terms you ever needed to know.

With this simple indigo resist technique I will teach you how to create a beautiful marble effect on white textiles

Two great textile workshops in the Netherlands

How to make your won ATF mordant from scratch

If you have been reading my blogs you have seen a thing or two about creating dark shades using the magical collusion of tannins with...

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Linen, a versatile and eco-friendly fabric, has a long-standing tradition of production in the Netherlands. The first flax cultivation...

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

Rhamnus frangula on cellulose textiles

Indigo Dye Plants

Low Impact Dyeing as a new way to create impressive green blues.

Dyeing with alder buckthorn bark (Rhamnus)

Some colours (especially light fast) are hard to create with natural dyes, certain shades of purple, orange and greens. For these shades...

Logwood made with a mordant called prune de monsieur, extracted from 18th century recipes.

Logwood dye, in three different hues

An overview of natural dye shades

Setting up an Indigo vat using Hydros as the reducer

Mordants, tannins, assists and modifiers in natural dyeing and eco printing, what are they, and what are they not.