Dyeing is the process of adding colour to yarns or other textile materials by using the dye that occurs natural in plants or synthetic dyes.
Dyeing with natural dyes
Our blogger Louise has been dyeing with natural colours since 2008. We have put together her posts from the Haandkraft blog so that they read as a diary of her dyeing efforts to date. The Joy of Handspinning website gives us a list of Natural Dyes.
Resources
Useful blog posts
- Dyeing with mushrooms from Bagatell: Knitting in Norway.
- Indigo Dyeing from Sharon Ann Burnston.
- Any post in the Natural dyeing category in Creative by Nature from Dustin Kahn, there’s posts on Black Walnut dye, mushroom dyes (including some beautiful reds), berry dyeing and so much more.
Organisations
- The Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers (List of regional guilds) – UK
- Online Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers – International
References
Brown, Rachel 1983. The weaving, spinning, and dyeing book. Knopf.
Read more about Dyeing
- Berry dyeing: a dying craft or a fun activity
- Berry dyeing: a dying craft or a fun activity
- Dyeing with Elderberries
- Dyeing with Blackberries
- Dye Gardens
- Review: Natural Dyes
- 60 Years of Hampshire Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers
- Weavers, Spinners and Dyers Jubilations
- Dyeing with Beetles
- UK National Weaving, Spinning and Dyeing week
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