2024年6月3日 · Local Color Dyes. Plant-based dyes & natural fibers in the Connecticut River Valley

Each autumn, deciduous leaves transform the northern forest into a cheerful collage of oranges, reds, yellows, purples, and greens. Yet beneath this fleeting canopy grow longer-lasting and subtler sources of natural color: plants, mushrooms, …

There are many types of synthetic dyes, including acid dyes, basic dyes, direct dyes, disperse dyes, reactive dyes, and vat dyes. Acid dyes are used for wool, silk, and nylon, while basic dyes are used for acrylics and cationic fabrics.

2021年9月7日 · What natural dyes are growing in your backyard? For the last few weeks, my Saturday spinning group has been foraging for color. We have had several dyepots going each weekend and tried several modifiers. A modifier, or afterbath, can help shift the color of the fiber after it has been removed from the dyepot.

Woad will dye any natural fiber. Protein fibers (i.e., fibers from animals including wool, alpaca, mohair, and silk) take the dye much more readily than cellulose fibers (i.e., fibers from plants including cotton and linen).

2017年6月1日 · Natural dyestuffs are gathered in the immediate surroundings and are coaxed from the leaves, barks, resins, and fruit of local plants. The ONLY dyes available are truly local dyes, which the dyers gather themselves and about which they possess a deep knowledge of experience. Most of the plants used for dyeing are also used medicinally.

This class will inspire you to look for local plants to dye natural fabric. It will also guide you on how to prepare and mordant your fabric for dyeing, along with showing you how to dye with different plants. Finally, you will learn how to turn the beautifully dyed fabric into ribbons.

Local Color: Dyeing With Plants Objectives Students will learn about ethnobotany by exploring ways Native Americans and Europeans utilized plants, practice plant identification skills; and extract and use plant dyes from hand-collected, locally growing material. MethOd Students discuss the importance of plants in historical and modern settings. A

2018年1月5日 · 11 Natural Dyes Used As Local Histological Stains The concern for safety, cost-cutting, eco-friendliness and local availability is driving the quest to explore the abundant local plant resources in developing countries.

Local Earth is a natural dye and textile design studio focusing on the intersection between land, art and design. We offer in-person and online workshops in natural dyeing, textile design, permaculture, wildcraft and more!