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September 21, 2020

Natural Dyeing - the process

A stainless steel 7 litre dye bucket, an essential piece of kit for the serious natural dyer. Experimenting here with berries collected in the summer months.

The dye was made up of blackcurrant berries and a mordant to make the colour adhere to the linen fabric.

I gradually dipped the fabric into the dye pot to create a dip dyed effect, evoking the gradual colour change of the sky at dusk.

A fabric test experimenting with colour changes to create the undulation of the landscape.

Foraging for berries in mid summer

An abundance of cherries in the market garden at Daylesford.

Blackberries in the hedgerows - a free and natural dye source!

The wide range of colour variations you can obtain from natural dyes

A fabric painted with natural dye inks

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