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Spotlight on Natural Dyeing

THE FINISHED MADDER AND COREOPSIS RIBBONS

Lesson 9 of 15

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Siân Cornish

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Getting started

The basic principles

Project 1 - Silk ribbons

Mordanting & preparing the dye

Dyeing the ribbons with madder

Dyeing the ribbons with weld

Dyeing the ribbons with coreopsis

The finished madder and coreopsis ribbons

Dyeing the ribbons with brazilwood

Project 2 - Shibori napkins

Creating pattern

Project 3 - Bundle dyeing

Bundle dyeing - Part 2

The finished madder and coreopsis ribbons

As Sian reveals her finished ribbons, she also offers invaluable words of advice to help you keep a record of your natural dyeing projects and improve your results.

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