20+ Natural Dyes From Northwest Plants US. An edition of natural dyes from northwest plants (1990). For the purposes of this web page i will be describing the mordant method used to dye cotton fibers.
Stinging nettle, urtica dioica, and dogbane hemp apocynum cannabinum, have strong fibers which were used as the warp for weaving. Naturalism also has lent a special cachet to allied, but long‐forgotten crafts—spinning and weaving. It is worth buying a good book on natural dyeing that details how to extract dye from individual dye check out our pages all about natural dye plants.
This plant is hardy to zone 5 and is classified as an invasive in many areas.
Common backyard plants can be used to create natural dyes. If you're planting a new dye garden, mclaughlin's book contains several different garden plans. Burgess shares her techniques for growing and harvesting. This is a complete guide to collecting and dyeing wool with plants found in oregon and washington.