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Workshop: Indigo Resistance!

Workshop: Indigo Resistance!

Indigo, Natural Dyes, WorkshopIridaceaSeptember 19, 2018botanical dyes, dye class, indigo class, itajime shiboriComment

The Matter of Madder

The Matter of Madder

Essay, Natural DyesIridaceaMay 22, 2018Dye History, industrial revolution, madder, michel garcia, Rubia tinctorum, Turkey RedComment

Walking into Narnia- Lessons from a Master Dyer.

Walking into Narnia- Lessons from a Master Dyer.

Natural DyesIridaceaMay 17, 2018botanical dyes, dye class, dye printing, maker revolution, michel garcia, mordant printing, plant magicComment

I've got the Fresh Indigo Blues... And I feel fine.

I've got the Fresh Indigo Blues... And I feel fine.

Indigo, Natural DyesIridaceaSeptember 18, 2017Blue Alchemy film, Fresh indigo, indigo class, silkComment

Out takes from the "Scarves of Mystery"

Out takes from the "Scarves of Mystery"

Natural DyesIridaceaAugust 31, 2017birch dye, botanical dyes, Dyes from Nature book, eco printing, tansy dye, Yellow DyesComment

2017, the summer of plant love.

2017, the summer of plant love.

Essay, Natural DyesIridaceaAugust 26, 2017art saves lives, eco printing, industrial revolution, maker revolution, plant magicComment

A yard filled with silk

A yard filled with silk

fabric preparation, Natural Dyes, UncategorizedIridaceaJuly 14, 2017aluminum acetate, Irit Dulman, mordanting cotton, mordanting silkComment

Boil & Trouble - Scouring Cotton

Boil & Trouble - Scouring Cotton

Natural DyesIridaceaJuly 3, 2017cotton, ScouringComment

Invaders! Scotch Broom & Hadrian's Wall

Invaders! Scotch Broom & Hadrian's Wall

Natural DyesIridaceaJuly 3, 2017Flower Dyes, Invasive Plant dyes, Scotch Broom, Yellow Dyes Comments

Colors of Life

Colors of Life

Natural DyesIridaceaJune 25, 2017Comment