Natural Dye Process

Each color is drawn from the earth- indigo from fermented leaves, warm reds from madder root and cochineal, and golden yellows from weld and osage. The process unfolds slowly and meditatively, embracing the inherent unpredictability of natural materials.

Naturally dyed silk with weld extract and osage orange chips
Naturally dyed silk with weld extract and osage orange chips
Yellow dyed fabric
Osage orange natural dye on silk
Multiple dye baths
Dye baths
Stack of dyed fabrics
A palette of naturally dyed linens and cottons
Color gradient
Cochineal on silk
Indigo drying outdoors
Indigo-dyed fabrics oxidizing in the sun
Extracting dye from bark
Extracting natural dye from madder root
Madder root dyeing
Dyeing with madder root
natural dye vat
Natural dye with logwood
Fabric samples on wall
Natural dye samples- cochineal and indigo
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Dye journal
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Silk and wool hanging in the sun to dry
Dye pots
Simmering fabrics in natural dye baths