There are thousands of natural materials that make glorious colors in fabric, from rhubarb and dahlias to indigo and groundnuts. Natural dyeing is an ancient tradition, and the techniques behind this ...

Using food scraps and natural materials to dye fabrics in beautiful pastel shades is a growing craft movement. We asked an expert how to get started with natural dyeing at home. Welcome to The ...

Dyers say pigments can imprint a favorite color on clothing, quilts or even yarn and give them a way to connect with nature and preserve it. The flowers of perennial dyer’s chamomile are one of James ...

A giant steel pot filled with indigo dye is the center of activity at Jane Palmer’s industrial work space, Noon Design Studio and Natural Dye House. “Today it is indigo, but on any given day, we dye ...

Towards Sustainable Environmental Friendly Fashion Industry, UNESCO in collaboration with Indonesia Natural Dye Institue, Laboratorium Penelitian dan Pengujian Terpadu, Universitas Gadjah Mada - (IND ...

Do you know what Flower Pounding is? Basically it's the use of flowers to dye fabric or paper by hammering or pounding the flower onto the item. Removing the pounded flower reveals the colors ...

Susan Fohr is a Toronto based museum educator who spends most of her spare time knitting, spinning, sewing and natural dyeing (or reading about them). She discovered the craft of natural dyeing while ...