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5 Ways How To Dye With Fresh Woad Leaves

15th November 2022Natural Dyeing & Printingblue, natural dye, natural fabric dye, tutorial, woadLina

Learn how to dye with fresh woad leaves without using hazardous chemicals.

After dyeing cotton fabric & clothes blue with red cabbage and black beans, my next natural dye experiment is dyeing cotton fabric blue with homegrown fresh woad leaves. However, I don’t want to use the common woad vat with hazardous chemicals. So after some internet research I found 5 promising natural woad dye recipes without hazardous chemicals: Two of them are traditional fermentation vats, one uses stale urine, one uses salt and one uses vinegar. Continue reading 5 Ways How To Dye With Fresh Woad Leaves →

How To Dye With Woad & Indigo – Historical Dye Recipes

15th November 2022Natural Dyeing & Printingarticle, blue, medieval, natural dye, natural fabric dye, victorian, woadLina

In the past, indigo, woad and pastel (a variety of woad) was used to dye wool and cotton fabric blue. Indigo and woad dye are different from other natural dyes because the dye isn’t water soluble: you have to make a vat. Today, chemicals are used to make a quick vat. In the past, however, it was usually a fermentation vat using different ingredients like bran, madder, yeast, weld, molasses, urine, potash and lime. Continue reading How To Dye With Woad & Indigo – Historical Dye Recipes →

Modern 18th Century Dress – Historybounding Dress

22nd October 202218th Century, Refashion18th century, blue, corset, dress, finished historical costume, historybounding, upcyclingLina

I’m currently making some historybounding or cottagecore dresses. The dresses are inspired by historical fashion. However, they are still modern enough so that I can wear them today as summer dresses. 😀 This is one of my historybounding dresses: It’s inspired by 18th century dresses. Continue reading Modern 18th Century Dress – Historybounding Dress →

How To Make A Handwoven Dress From Scratch

14th October 2022Sewing & Crochet1950s, blue, DIY, dress, embroidery, hand sewing, sewing, tutorial, weavingLina

I started the handwoven dress with a cone of beige cotton weaving yarn: I wove the yarn into fabric, washed it, dyed it and then sewed it into a dress. It was a lot of work but I love how my handwoven dress from scratch turned out! 😀 Continue reading How To Make A Handwoven Dress From Scratch →

Handwoven Corset Top

1st October 2022Sewing & Crochetblue, corset, hand sewing, historybounding, natural fabric dye, red cabbage, sewing, weavingLina

Because my modern 18th century recycled denim stays turned out so comfy I made another DIY corset top! 😀 This time I used handwoven fabric in blue and white for my corset top. The corset top laces up the back and is closed with hooks and eyes at the center front. It’s constructed using lapped seams and the old German stitch (also known as baseball stitch), and it’s unboned except for the two necessary bones at the back. Continue reading Handwoven Corset Top →

How To Dye Cotton Blue With Red Cabbage (No Mordant)

24th May 2022Natural Dyeing & Printingblue, natural dye, natural fabric dye, red cabbage, tutorialLina

I’ve written up a follow-up to my tutorial on how to dye cotton blue with red cabbage because it’s one of the most popular posts on my blog! 😀 Continue reading How To Dye Cotton Blue With Red Cabbage (No Mordant) →

9 DIY Mordants – Red Cabbage Dye Samples

24th May 2022Natural Dyeing & Printingblue, iron, mordant, natural dye, natural fabric dye, red cabbage, tanninLina

Red cabbage dye is my favorite natural dye because you can dye cotton fabric blue even without using a mordant! 😀 Continue reading 9 DIY Mordants – Red Cabbage Dye Samples →

How To Dye Cotton With Black Beans (No Mordant)

24th May 2022Natural Dyeing & Printingblack beans, blue, natural dye, natural fabric dye, tutorialLina

A couple of years ago I’ve already published a tutorial on how to dye cotton fabric blue with black beans using DIY iron mordant and a cold dyeing process. This is now a different method to dye cotton gray blue with black beans. You don’t need to mordant the fabric before dyeing it with black beans! 😀 And because it’s a hot dyeing method, it’s also a lot faster. Continue reading How To Dye Cotton With Black Beans (No Mordant) →

Historical Peasant Woman Outfit: Unboned Stays, Bumroll & Corded Petticoat

15th May 20221840-60 - Victorian, 18th Century, 1900s - Edwardian18th century, blue, corset, dress, edwardian, finished historical costume, green, underwear, upcycling, victorian, working womanLina

If you read my blog regularly, you know that I’m more drawn to historical lower class everyday clothing, especially rural working woman costumes. This is my newest peasant woman outfit: It consists of an unbleached chemise, unboned rural stays, bumroll and dyed-by-me corded petticoat and tucked skirt. An outfit like my historical farm girl outfit would’ve been worn in the 18th century or early Victorian era. And without the bumroll the working class woman costume is even suitable for the Edwardian era. Continue reading Historical Peasant Woman Outfit: Unboned Stays, Bumroll & Corded Petticoat →

9 FAQs About Dyeing Cotton Blue With Red Cabbage

14th May 2022Natural Dyeing & Printingblue, mordant, natural dye, natural fabric dye, red cabbageLina

Red cabbage dye is my favorite natural blue dye for cotton fabric and cotton clothing! 😀 You can use red cabbage to dye cotton blue even without a mordant. Or you can make DIY iron mordant to make the color darker and to improve the wash fastness of red cabbage dyed fabric. Continue reading 9 FAQs About Dyeing Cotton Blue With Red Cabbage →