Wednesday - September 12, 2012
I make quilts by pounding flower petals onto muslin. Is there any way to help make the dyes permanent?
Sunday - September 09, 2012
How can I fix walnut dye to tone down the bright colors of Procion-dyed fabrics?
Monday - July 23, 2012
Can an herbal mordant substitute for alum in using natural dyes for baby products?
Thursday - July 19, 2012
How can I use indigo from my garden for dyeing?
Tuesday - March 20, 2012
Dyeing with Oregon Grapes (Mahonia Aquifolium)
Monday - February 20, 2012
I've been trying some Eco-dyeing with rose petals. Maybe you could share your method of doing it.
Thursday - December 30, 2010
How can I dye with foods such as blueberries?
How can I dye with foods such as blueberries?
Friday - August 27, 2010
I cooked some purple cauliflower for dinner and the water turned a lovely royal blue. Can I use the water to dye wool or silk?
I cooked some purple cauliflower for dinner and the water turned a lovely royal blue. Can I use the water to dye wool or silk?
Thursday - August 26, 2010
Can I pick and freeze goldenrod flowers for later use?
Can I pick and freeze goldenrod flowers for later use?
Tuesday - April 27, 2010
substitutes for alum as a mordant for baby clothes
Friday - November 27, 2009
perspiration marks on naturally dyed garments
Thursday - October 22, 2009
Can you recommend alternatives to the mordants copperas, blue vitrol and sugar of lead?
Thursday - May 14, 2009
I was wonderng if soda ash is also effective for binding natural dyes to the fabric. (Examples: tumeric, berries, etc.)
Sunday - April 05, 2009
how to paint silk with natural dyes and pigments
Tuesday - March 03, 2009
Dyeing a shirt with red-brown dirt produced a red-orange color—how can I get brown?
Tuesday - November 18, 2008
Friday - November 14, 2008
Is there a way I could make a powdered annato dye that I could store in a bottle?
Sunday - September 07, 2008
dyeing with beautiful blue butterfly pea flowers
Wednesday - August 20, 2008
Which alum you would recommend (sulfate or acetate) as a mordant, based on both color fastness and safety?
Sunday - August 17, 2008
Are natural fabric dyes best for the environment?
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All About Hand Dyeing Q&A: 2223
about dyes: 176
batik: 57
big projects: 12
business of dyeing: 8
changing color of clothing: 357
chemistry of dyeing: 105
color mixing: 53
disasters and problems: 68
discharge (bleach) dyeing : 32
dye & fiber choice: 209
dye application: 72
dye safety: 49
dyeing acrylic: 2
dyeing furniture: 49
dyeing nylon: 46
dyeing objects: 33
dyeing polyester: 125
finding a dyer: 50
fixing dye: 106
immersion or vat dyeing: 20
miscellaneous: 127
natural dyes: 30
pigments and fabric paint: 48
rainbow dyeing: 11
removing dye: 63
satin can be any fiber: 9
schoolwork: 43
screen prints & dye: 12
they want to sell us dyes: 2
tie dye parties: 23
tie-dyeing, resists, shibori: 56
washing out after dyeing: 32
where to get dyes and supplies: 133
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