Useful Plants & Botanical Projects
Pomegranate Rinds as a Dried Botanical Material...
How processing changes pomegranate rind from fresh peel to dried craft material to tannin-rich dye liquor, with practical methods for drying, cutting and dyeing.
Pomegranate Rinds as a Dried Botanical Material...
How processing changes pomegranate rind from fresh peel to dried craft material to tannin-rich dye liquor, with practical methods for drying, cutting and dyeing.
Woad Plants for Dye Gardens: Build a First Indi...
Woad is a temperate indigo-bearing dye plant, not a fragrance or repellent herb. Grow young leaves and run a first documented woad vat project with the right tools and safety...
Woad Plants for Dye Gardens: Build a First Indi...
Woad is a temperate indigo-bearing dye plant, not a fragrance or repellent herb. Grow young leaves and run a first documented woad vat project with the right tools and safety...
Common Yarrow for Dried Botanicals: Turn One Pa...
Grow and harvest common yarrow for dried botanical projects. Learn the right cutting stage, how to dry loose bundles in moving air, and how to use and store the finished...
Common Yarrow for Dried Botanicals: Turn One Pa...
Grow and harvest common yarrow for dried botanical projects. Learn the right cutting stage, how to dry loose bundles in moving air, and how to use and store the finished...
Dyer's Chamomile: A Golden Dye Plant With Garde...
Grow dyer's chamomile (Cota tinctoria) for yellow dye and summer display. Harvest flower heads, understand its identity apart from medicinal chamomile, and dye fiber with a repeatable method.
Dyer's Chamomile: A Golden Dye Plant With Garde...
Grow dyer's chamomile (Cota tinctoria) for yellow dye and summer display. Harvest flower heads, understand its identity apart from medicinal chamomile, and dye fiber with a repeatable method.
Sweet Orange Peels: Prepare Supplies for Dried ...
Prepare sweet orange peels for dried botanical projects. Learn thin cutting, dehydrator, oven and outdoor drying setups, dryness testing and storage supplies for sachets and garlands.
Sweet Orange Peels: Prepare Supplies for Dried ...
Prepare sweet orange peels for dried botanical projects. Learn thin cutting, dehydrator, oven and outdoor drying setups, dryness testing and storage supplies for sachets and garlands.
Onion Skins for Natural Dye: How to Choose a Fi...
Learn how to choose fibre, mordant and dye strength for onion-skin natural dye, and match the finish and presentation to scarves, linen, wool and craft projects.
Onion Skins for Natural Dye: How to Choose a Fi...
Learn how to choose fibre, mordant and dye strength for onion-skin natural dye, and match the finish and presentation to scarves, linen, wool and craft projects.