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5 min read 2022-05-24 07:03:26

How To Dye Cotton Blue With Red Cabbage (No Mordant)

I’ve written up a follow-up to my tutorial on how to dye cotton blue with red cabbage because it’s one of the most popular posts on my blog!

1 min read 2022-05-24 06:20:51

Red cabbage dye is my favorite natural dye because you can dye cotton fabric blue even without using a mordant! Related: 9 FAQs About Dyeing Cotton

4 min read 2022-05-24 05:53:41

Dye cotton with red hazelnut leaves a beautiful lightfast and washfast green without mordant! I was so surprised when I found out that red hazelnut

4 min read 2022-05-24 05:31:23

A couple of years ago I’ve already published a tutorial on how to dye cotton fabric blue with black beans using DIY iron mordant and a cold dyeing

5 min read 2022-05-15 01:53:58

Red cabbage dye is my favorite natural blue dye for cotton fabric and cotton clothing! You can use red cabbage to dye cotton blue even without a

9 min read 2022-05-14 22:50:31

If you’re just getting started with natural dyeing, here are some frequently asked questions & answers about eco-friendly and sustainable

4 min read 2022-05-13 21:00:00

As you emerge from your home this spring and assess your outdoor space, you might find that your old concrete patio could use a little sprucing up.

6 min read 2022-05-06 20:49:16

By Amanda Mikolic, Curatorial AssistantNew in gallery 231 is Devil Fish, a stonecut print by Alec (Peter) Aliknak Banksland (1928–1998); Aliknak,

3 min read 2022-04-04 05:10:55

I don’t think I’ve ever actually shown the piece of stitching I’ve chosen as this month’s Move It On Project on this blog despite the fact

3 min read 2022-03-28 14:30:00

John Baskerville [Birmingham Portrait Collection] When I started work in the library everything about Birmingham was new to me. Like any urban

5 min read 2022-03-02 13:00:00

ADCO Litho Plate owner Theresa “Terry” Cunningham beside Heidelberg windmill press. By Abby Hoover For 55 years, ADCO Litho Plate has fulfilled

4 min read 2022-02-23 00:42:20

Whether you’re shopping for a loved one that has everything or searching for a last-minute gift, nothing brings a smile faster than a photo. But

5 min read 2022-02-18 22:17:19

By Bri Robinson, 2021 Summer Micro-Intern for the Prints and Drawings DepartmentWomen in Print: Recent Acquisitions debuts exciting additions to the

6 min read 2022-02-18 02:56:34

Cellulose fibers, like cotton, linen and rayon, are more difficult to dye with plants than protein fibers like wool and silk. It’s possible to dye

3 min read 2022-02-15 01:15:22

Depending on your age, getting from point A to point B might have involved paper maps — what we called an “atlas,” the giant book that lived in