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How to Dye Easter Eggs with Natural Dyes

by Annikaupdated on March 27, 2021March 30, 2021Leave a Comment on How to Dye Easter Eggs with Natural Dyes

Just in time for Easter I want to show you how to dye Easter eggs with Natural Dyes. I have dyed Easter eggs every year for the longest time. This year I wanted to experiment and see if it would be possible to dye Easter eggs with natural dyes from my kitchen. There are lots …

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Tannins as Natural Mordants

by Annikaupdated on March 4, 2021March 5, 2021Leave a Comment on Tannins as Natural Mordants

Tannins or tannoids are a type of mordant that naturally occur in plants. If you are dyeing protein (e.g. wool) or cellulose (e.g. cotton) fibers with natural dyes, you need a mordant or fixative to help set the dye on the fiber. The mordant forms a coordination complex with the dye which attaches to the …

a spoon with alum above several natural dye materials (onion skins, madder, fustic, rose petals), mordants for natural dyes

What is a Mordant? (Mordants for Natural Dyes)

by Annikaupdated on January 26, 2022January 22, 20212 Comments on What is a Mordant? (Mordants for Natural Dyes)

In this post I want to highlight the important topic of mordanting and help you chose which mordant to use for your natural dyeing project. Mordants are essential if you are dyeing either protein or cellulose fibers with natural dyes. Therefore, I will explain in detail what a mordant actually is and how to use …

three books on botanical dyeing on a white wooden dresser next to a wooden basket

Natural Dyeing Books

by Annikaupdated on January 22, 2021January 14, 20214 Comments on Natural Dyeing Books

Welcome to the second post of my natural dyeing series. Today I want to talk about natural dyeing resources. If you want to get a deeper knowledge of natural dyes, I recommend that you have a look at these three natural dyeing books.

yellow skein of yarn naturally dyed with onion skins and some onion skins in the background

How to Dye Yarn with Natural Dyes

by Annikaupdated on January 22, 2021January 8, 20212 Comments on How to Dye Yarn with Natural Dyes

This is the first post of a blog post series that is focused on natural dyeing. If you want to learn how to dye yarn with natural dyes this tutorial for beginners is for you.

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  • And here are the results of my solar dyeing experiment with dyer's chamomile. After one week in a full sun location, the skeins turned into a vibrant, lovely creamy yellow. I am very happy with the result and will definitely be using dyer's chamomile again very soon. If you want to know more about how I achieved these results, you can have a look at the blogpost here:

https://www.rosemaryandpinesfiberarts.de/how-to-dye-with-dyers-chamomile-solar-dyeing/

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  • And this is how the solar dyeing experiment looks like after six days in full sun. You can clearly see that the dyer's chamomile flower heads have given up a lot of color. I am so curious to see how the yarn will look once I take it out of the dye solution.

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  • Day 1 of solar dyeing with dyer's chamomile. You can see that almost immediately after putting the dyestuff and yarn in the glass jar along with a mordant solution, the flower heads have already turned the liquid into a slight yellow color. Tomorrow I will show you how the jar looks after sitting in full sun for six days.

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  • Ready for solar dyeing.

I filled up a glass jar with yarn and dyer's chamomile flower heads. Now all there is left to do is add water and a dissolved mordant. And then patiently wait for a couple of days. I am already looking forward to seeing how the colorway will turn out!

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#pflanzengefärbtewolle #nachhaltigewolle #färbenmitplanzen #wollliebe
  • Dyer's chamomile flower heads all ready for natural dyeing. I have read that the stems and leaves can be used as well and create a green shade. But I haven't tried it so far. Have you dyed with dyer's chamomile (flowers or greens) before?

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#pflanzengefärbtewolle #nachhaltigewolle #färbenmitplanzen #wollliebe
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