Woad and how to make the dye
Woad and how to make the dye
I have been growing Woad for a couple of years and now I would like to try and make the dye.
I have looked up various sites and they all differ slightly on how to make it and whether to use soda ash or cream of tartar for example.
Does anyone have a site they recommend on how to make Woad dye or any tips on making it?
I have looked up various sites and they all differ slightly on how to make it and whether to use soda ash or cream of tartar for example.
Does anyone have a site they recommend on how to make Woad dye or any tips on making it?
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Re: Woad and how to make the dye
They used to mix it with urine too
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Re: Woad and how to make the dye
I don't know the details of the process, but I do know that it stinks so badly that woad-makers were always forced to live and work well away from any neighbours...
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Maybe I will give that a miss for a while and investigate the soapwort!!!!
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Re: Woad and how to make the dye
If you want to give it a try, this might be the place for you: http://www.woad.org.uk/html/extraction.html
There's no mention of a hideous stench, so that might be related to medieval processing techniques, which I believe involved some sort of fermentation...
There's no mention of a hideous stench, so that might be related to medieval processing techniques, which I believe involved some sort of fermentation...
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Thanks Dunc for that site, I am def going to give it a go now!
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I know nothing about this, but I know who does, and she doesn't seem to have spotted this thread yet.
http://colouritgreen.wordpress.com/2011 ... ad-dyeing/
http://colouritgreen.wordpress.com/2011 ... ad-dyeing/
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Zech wrote:I know nothing about this, but I know who does, and she doesn't seem to have spotted this thread yet.
http://colouritgreen.wordpress.com/2011 ... ad-dyeing/
aha! i was just thinking.. i know i know!
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