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 ...
A garden full of colorful blooms can offer more than a delight for the eyes. According to local natural dye enthusiast and UC Master Gardener Joan Harris, many varieties of plants can be used to ...
As a textile designer, Maria learned extraction and dyeing techniques from her team of dyers and weavers in Oaxaca, Mexico, so she could better understand how to get an exact color from plants, seeds, ...
Transforming weeds, kitchen scraps and other natural elements into a rainbow of textile dyes is a concept as old as civilization itself, with dye vats dating to as early as 2000 BC. Now, these ...
Coloring fiber or fabric with natural dyes can be painstaking work. But to know the dye potential of plants is to have some of the wisdom of the ancients. With the right chemical magic, the red ...
Not only does turmeric yield a bright, saturated yellow color as a dye, it also has healing, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant properties. In Ayurvedic medicine, the turmeric-dyed cloth is actually ...
Singapore-based dye and chemical manufacturer DyStar has released a new indigo dyeing system that it says will drastically reduce water and energy use during denim-making. The century-old company ...
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