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Spotlight on Natural Dyeing

MORDANTING & PREPARING THE DYE

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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

Mordanting & preparing the dye

The mordanting process is an essential stage in every natural dyeing project. Learn why, and exactly how to do it to achieve beautifully clear, bright colours.

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