Extracting natural blue pigment from the leaves of the Woad plant. The pigment has traditionally been used to dye wool but it can also be used in naturally colouring soap. ** Latin name = Isatis Tinctoria ** French name = pastel des teinturiers **
30 plants that you can grow in your garden to use as natural dye! By Nikki Tiley (Author of The Bulb-o-licious Garden)
The class I took from Al-Jania at Gulf Wars 2014 included pokeberry. I got to bring home a half gallon jar of dye bath from the class. :) [ Pokeberry Dye Inspiration: from Harvesting Color by Rebecca Burgess ]
Thinking about using the crazy mushrooms that popped up in my flower pot for this. I think they are "Magic Mushrooms". Mushrooms as dyes
Black walnut. via http://paigegreen.wordpress.com/2008/10/13/natural-dyes-with-mimi-and-california-country-magazine/
dyed with fresh woad leaves
By Nikki Tiley (Author of The Bulb-o-licious Garden) In today’s world, we grow edible plants so we can eat healthier, but very few people think of growing plants to dye with.