Tag: natural dyes

How to Make a Tin Mordant

How to Make a Tin Mordant A Tin (stannous chloride) mordant can be used to obtain different colour variations than Alum (another commonly used mordant for natural dyeing. Difficulty Level: Average Time […]

Lichen Dyes: Xanthoria

Xanthoria Lichen

Lichen Dyes: Xanthoria After a particularly windy night, I took a short walk along the Canal near our house. The wind had knocked down a lot of tree branches that were covered […]

Wittering Raanu

Wittering Raanu 2

The earliest Raanu weavings date back to the 1600’s. The Saami wove Raanu (Rátnu, Rádno, Grene) and used them as wall coverings in their tents and sod huts. At first glance, a […]

Indian Berberry Dye

Indian Berberry Dye

Indian Berberry Dye – Berberris Aristata Indian Berberry (Berberine) dye comes from the roots and stems of the Indian Barberry plant. The natural plant dye can be purchased as a pre-ground powder. […]

Andean Weaving

Backstrap Loom

Follow these links to sunnier climates and wonderful weaving sites. http://www.incas.org/category/weavings/making-and-dyeing-yarn Nilda lives in the mountains of Peru. She has tended sheep since she was small. She demonstrates the preparation of her […]