The Natural Dye Blog, by Mel Sweetnam

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Plant Bioaccumulators of Metals - Online Resources
Plant Bioaccumulators of Metals - Online Resources
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The So Called 'Dirty Pot'
ecoprint, botanical print, dirty pot, bundle dye, natural dye, natural dye chemistry, mamie's schoolhouse, mel sweetnam
The So Called 'Dirty Pot'
ecoprint, botanical print, dirty pot, bundle dye, natural dye, natural dye chemistry, mamie's schoolhouse, mel sweetnam
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ecoprint, botanical print, dirty pot, bundle dye, natural dye, natural dye chemistry, mamie's schoolhouse, mel sweetnam
Beginners Circle - Monthly Club
natural dyes, natural dye science, natural dye monthly club, ecoprint, natural ink, indigo, resist dyeing, rust dyeing, scouring, mordants, foraging ethics, local dye plants
Beginners Circle - Monthly Club
natural dyes, natural dye science, natural dye monthly club, ecoprint, natural ink, indigo, resist dyeing, rust dyeing, scouring, mordants, foraging ethics, local dye plants
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natural dyes, natural dye science, natural dye monthly club, ecoprint, natural ink, indigo, resist dyeing, rust dyeing, scouring, mordants, foraging ethics, local dye plants
Foraging For Dye Supplies - Is It Sustainable?
natural dyes, foraging, sustainable foraging, deep ecology, wildcraft
Foraging For Dye Supplies - Is It Sustainable?
natural dyes, foraging, sustainable foraging, deep ecology, wildcraft
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natural dyes, foraging, sustainable foraging, deep ecology, wildcraft
Inexpensive Natural Dye Supplies
Inexpensive Natural Dye Supplies
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Cellulose Tannin And Mordant Over-Use?
Citizen Science, Mordants
Cellulose Tannin And Mordant Over-Use?
Citizen Science, Mordants
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Citizen Science, Mordants
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Mordants, History, Natural Dye Science
natural dye science, natural dye history, natural dye myths
Top 5 Natural Dye Myths
Mordants, History, Natural Dye Science
natural dye science, natural dye history, natural dye myths
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Mordants, History, Natural Dye Science
natural dye science, natural dye history, natural dye myths
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History
natural dyes, historic dye manuals, stockholm papyrus, leyden papyrus, living history, natural dye collaboration, natural dye history
Stockholm And Leyden Papyri Dye Recreation Project
History
natural dyes, historic dye manuals, stockholm papyrus, leyden papyrus, living history, natural dye collaboration, natural dye history
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History
natural dyes, historic dye manuals, stockholm papyrus, leyden papyrus, living history, natural dye collaboration, natural dye history
How Do We Know It's A Dye? The Historic Record.
History
mamie's schoolhouse, resources, ancestral knowledge, historic dye manuals, dye species, ethnobotany
How Do We Know It's A Dye? The Historic Record.
History
mamie's schoolhouse, resources, ancestral knowledge, historic dye manuals, dye species, ethnobotany
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History
mamie's schoolhouse, resources, ancestral knowledge, historic dye manuals, dye species, ethnobotany
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Pigments
natural inks, natural paints, lake pigment, natural pigment
Natural Pigments, Inks, And Paints - Some User-Friendly Instructional Resources
Pigments
natural inks, natural paints, lake pigment, natural pigment
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Pigments
natural inks, natural paints, lake pigment, natural pigment
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Citizen Science, Mordants
mordants, mamie's schoolhouse, citizen science, mordant test
Mordant Over-Use: Protein?
Citizen Science, Mordants
mordants, mamie's schoolhouse, citizen science, mordant test
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Citizen Science, Mordants
mordants, mamie's schoolhouse, citizen science, mordant test
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Dye Farming
natural dyes, mamie's schoolhouse, colour farming, plant trials
Natural Dyes in Northeast America Conference
Dye Farming
natural dyes, mamie's schoolhouse, colour farming, plant trials
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Dye Farming
natural dyes, mamie's schoolhouse, colour farming, plant trials
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Mordants, Mordant Research
natural dyes, plant derived mordants, mordants, mordant test, mamie's schoolhouse, bio-mordant
Plant-Derived Mordants Fastness Results
Mordants, Mordant Research
natural dyes, plant derived mordants, mordants, mordant test, mamie's schoolhouse, bio-mordant
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Mordants, Mordant Research
natural dyes, plant derived mordants, mordants, mordant test, mamie's schoolhouse, bio-mordant
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Mordants, Mordant Research
natural dyes, mordants, plant derived mordants, bio-mordant, mordant test, mamie's schoolhouse
A New Approach To Plant-Derived Mordants
Mordants, Mordant Research
natural dyes, mordants, plant derived mordants, bio-mordant, mordant test, mamie's schoolhouse
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Mordants, Mordant Research
natural dyes, mordants, plant derived mordants, bio-mordant, mordant test, mamie's schoolhouse
Colour Farming on Cape Breton Island - Year 1
Dye Farming
dye plant farming, mamie's schoolhouse, colour farming
Colour Farming on Cape Breton Island - Year 1
Dye Farming
dye plant farming, mamie's schoolhouse, colour farming

Dye plant farming commercial-scale trials on Cape Breton Island: the adventure begins!

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Dye Farming
dye plant farming, mamie's schoolhouse, colour farming
The Start of Something Wonderful
About Mamie's Schoolhouse
The Start of Something Wonderful
About Mamie's Schoolhouse

Officially open for business!

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About Mamie's Schoolhouse
Roots
About Mamie's Schoolhouse
mamie's schoolhouse
Roots
About Mamie's Schoolhouse
mamie's schoolhouse

The roots of Mamie's Schoolhouse.

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About Mamie's Schoolhouse
mamie's schoolhouse