Monthly Archives: December 2018

Mulberries: maximising their impact

Posted on December 24, 2018 by Margaret Ford

My next door neighbour knows I like to use natural dyes.  Still, coming home in early summer to find a couple of containers of fresh mulberries on my porch was a real surprise.  I knew, however, that she didn’t intend … Continue reading →

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Avocado pips and soy milk on cotton damask

Posted on December 11, 2018 by Margaret Ford

I have previously used avocado pips in a high pH bath to produce pinkish colour on cotton. This time I wanted to explore the effect of variations in dyeing conditions. The conditions  that we know affect colour are, inter alia, … Continue reading →

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Natural dyeing : a tongue in cheek look at the vicissitudes of a cotton sheet’s life

Posted on December 10, 2018 by Margaret Ford

Life as a cotton sheet can be fraught.  Not always of course.  The lucky ones get bought by people who use them on their beds for years.  They get to serve a very passive but important role. They mature and … Continue reading →

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Is soy milk a mordant?

Posted on December 3, 2018 by Margaret Ford

Jenny Dean (1) doesn’t think so.  She says…”I am rather puzzled by the many references I have seen recently to soya milk/soymilk “mordant”, as I would not describe soya milk as a mordant, rather as an assistant in certain dyeing and … Continue reading →

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