Blog — Small Batch Production
Creating Sepia Ink with American Black Walnuts
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The American black walnut has a high concentration of juglone, the compound which produces the dye pigments.
It is acid free, lightfast, stable, reliable and water soluble. The colour ranges from pale sepia, golden brown to dark brown. Unlike some natural inks, the colour strengthens with time.
Find out how to make this wonderful ink at home with foraged walnuts.
Purity and Process: Making colour with spring water from the Oare Marshes in Kent
Conservation Eco Friendly Living Ethically Made Natural Dye Oare Marshes Small Batch Production Spring Water Sustainable Living Zero-waste
The source of the yarn for the organic textiles, the choice of dye materials, the foraging sites and the water to make the natural colours are equally important for us at Juniper & Bliss in creating pieces that are “pure” to the core.
The Tiny Flower that Packs a Massive Punch: Natural Dye with Cow Parsley
Cow Parsley Eco Friendly Living Foraging Hand Made Natural Dye Small Batch Production Sustainable Living Wild Flowers
With high drama and absolute decadence, the cow parsley ushers in the Summer Solstice, when the earth is at its closet point to the sun and every living thing on the face of the earth is soaked in light. It reminds us to rejoice and celebrate light. For natural dyers, the long days are for work, planning and preparing for the year ahead because once the heady show is over, so is our source of colour.
Natural Dyes, Perfumed Gardens & Sufi Saints - All in the Name of the Rose
Conservation Foraging Natural Dye Omar Khayyam Small Batch Production
That the fragile beauty of the rose dye, as with its perfume, should be so difficult to capture, that it should be so illusive seems entirely in keeping with its precious nature.
The Organic Baby Nursery: Hand Made with Natural Colours from Locally Foraged Dye Plants
Avocado Dye Baby Blanket Baby Shower Daffodils Dahlias Eco-friendly Ethically Made Foraging Hand Knitted Hand Made Natural Dye New Born Baby Gift Organic Small Batch Production Sustainable Living Woollen Blanket
The pastoral provenance of wool from the sheep in the dales, spring water from the marshes on the flight path of migratory birds, flowers from elegant herbaceous borders, coupled with a community of local knitters were all the ingredients we needed to launch our sustainable baby range. It is pure and simple.