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Here’s an interesting video with a little clip about a Japanese process for natural dyeing silk black. The interesting part starts at 29 minutes, 47 seconds into the program.

Q&A: Roundup of Mordanting + Scouring 101, click “Read More” for link.

We had a small (8 of us) but productive meeting filled with lots of sharing and so much info with fascinating discussions for passionate natural dye types. We decided that we will continue to schedule our meetups on the third Wednesday of the month for 2023. I will continue to be the liaison, send out communication, […]

January 18, 2023 Capitola branch library • Kris – Talking about SOMA mushroom camp. February 15, 2023 Marilou’s • Marilou (and team, maybe Bonnie? or) -Mordanting and prep for cellulose and bast March 15, 2023 Marilou’s • Marilou (and team)- Part II mordanting and prep for protein fibers April 19, 2023 Beach • Maggie (and […]

BOOKS, PDF Wild Color by Jenny Dean The Art and Science of Natural Dyes by Joy Boutrup and Catharine Ellis The Art and Craft of Natural Dyeing by J.N.Liles Singing the Blues by John Marshall Maiwa https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c70844577b903aa58efe47b/t/61e8a1c8cd34c67d0ccf5c01/1642635842146/guide_to_natural_dyes.pdf https://naturaldyes.ca/maiwa-guide-to-natural-dyes-pdf SUPPLIES, DYES, FIBER, FABRIC, SEEDS Maiwa https://maiwa.com/ Dharma Trading https://www.dharmatrading.com/ Botanical Colors https://botanicalcolors.com/ Tutorials and Videos Botanical […]

A resource on the purple dye of the sea snail https://www.selvedge.org/blogs/selvedge/my-life-in-colour-the-colour-purple?goal=0_4d59adca29-9dd94a877b-57188993&mc_cid=9dd94a877b&mc_eid=1786fae1f8 An indigo dyer Mary mentioned https://indigoarts.com/artists/gasali-adeyemo And our local Indigo dyer https://ibbayo.com/ A podcast interview with John Marshall. Some great tips for even the experienced dyer. https://handwovenmagazine.com/long-thread-podcast-john-marshall/?utm_source=drip&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Anything+But+Plain+Weave%3A+Color-and-Weave&utm_content=HW+02.10.22+Newsletter The Dye Video from Movie night 2/5/22 In Search of Forgotten Colors https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OiG-WjbCQA Dyeing with Phaeolus 2/26/22 movie […]