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Tag: Plant dyes
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Kitchen dyes: Dyeing with pomegranate
Pomegranate as a dye? There are quite a few fugitive plants found in our kitchens. That are so inviting especially for first dye experiments, like red cabbage or beet root – yet not colourfast. But pomegranate peels are a trustworthy and traditional source of dye.
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November dye plants: Dyeing with leaves
Autumn has arrived, summer plants have faded and the trees are shedding their leaves. Everything is preparing for winter. We retreat and draw on the harvest of the previous months. What about dyeing with plants? Is there anything to be found in November?
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Dyeing easter eggs with plants
Dyeing Easter eggs with plants can be a simple and exciting project with kids - or you something you do just by yourself (perhaps for your inner child) as I did.
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Dyeing yellow with goldenrod
From late summer onwards it can hardly be overlooked and is in full bloom: The time has come to dye beautiful yellows with goldenrod. Comparing my garden today on September 1st, 2020, with photos from previous years, it probably started to blossom earlier this year than in previous years. But it's still not too late to get your dye pots ready!
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Natural blue: Salt and fresh indigo leaves
I have come to love this method of dyeing blue with indigo because it is so accessible. I can knead the indigo blue from freshly picked leaves directly from the plants in the garden without the need for much equipment or electricity! It works best with the fresh leaves of Dyer's knotweed (also known as Japanese indigo), Polygonum tinctorum.