Alder Cone Pigment
| 15th April 2024Alder Cone Lake Pigment Alder cones are high in tannins, which produce an attractive warm caramel colour that I use to make
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| 7th April 2024I have been busy this week making a new batch of Madder Lake Pigments. I have included my recipe for you to
Read moreWeld Lake Pigment
| 1st April 2024I have been asked several times recently how to make a lake pigment. The following works for me, although other people may
Read moreContinuing my blog
| 26th March 2024After a long period of not blogging on this site due to a variety of reasons I would like to continue my
Read moreWonderful Woad
| 7th October 2020The leaves of the woad plant in its first-year yield a beautiful blue and I offer a comprehensive guide on my website HOW TO DYE WITH WOAD.
Read moreMarvelous Marigolds!
| 10th September 2020Marigolds are very easy to grow and a very cheerful plant to have in the garden.
Read moreSTUNNING SAFFLOWER
| 5th August 2020SAFFLOWER (Carthamus tinctorius)
A cheerful and bright addition to any dye garden!
HOPI BLACK SUNFLOWERS
| 5th August 2020The Hopi Black sunflowers are looking beautiful in the dye garden – all 750 of them!
Read moreNATURAL DYEING WITH GOLDENROD
| 27th July 2020Goldenrod provide nectar for migrating butterflies and bees, They look very attractive and make a very useful yellow or green dye.
Read moreGrow your own organic Fertiliser.
| 20th July 2020I reserve an area of the dye garden for a very important and amazing herb – COMFREY. Not the common comfrey. This is BOCKING 14. (Symphytum x Uplandicum).
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