Learn the basics of preparing fabrics for natural dyeing with Shelley Christener, our dear founder and friend. In the class we will explore the color power that plants and flowers have. We will be ...

“If you’re interested in natural dyeing, the sooner you can plant madder, the sooner you’ll have a full spectrum from your homegrown dye garden,” Mr. Young said. The flowers of the ...

Typically, heat is applied twice in the natural-dye process, the first time to extract pigment from the plant material. Then fabric that has been mordanted — pretreated with a metallic salt, to ...

Edible flowers can provide vitamins, minerals, natural food coloring, and even protein. Many of the flowers that lined store shelves for Valentine’s Day have been gifted at romantic dinners.