These dried marigold flowers (Tagetes erecta) are ready to use in immersion dyeing, bundle dyeing, or even pigment making.
They were grown on my small farm in Oregon using organic practices, picked by hand and air-dried. If you would like to grow your own, carefully break open the lower part of the dried flowers and mature seeds can be collected and saved for future planting.
Marigold is an amazing dye source that creates a a beautiful golden-yellow color on alum-mordanted fiber. Iron will shift the color to olive green.
A ratio of 1 part dry flowers to 2 parts fiber produces saturated color. Using fewer flowers will create lighter shades.
These dried marigold flowers are sold as a raw natural dye material and do not include instructions. Resources such as Wild Color by Jenny Dean and other books or online guides can help you explore the process further.
These dried marigold flowers (Tagetes erecta) are ready to use in immersion dyeing, bundle dyeing, or even pigment making.
They were grown on my small farm in Oregon using organic practices, picked by hand and air-dried. If you would like to grow your own, carefully break open the lower part of the dried flowers and mature seeds can be collected and saved for future planting.
Marigold is an amazing dye source that creates a a beautiful golden-yellow color on alum-mordanted fiber. Iron will shift the color to olive green.
A ratio of 1 part dry flowers to 2 parts fiber produces saturated color. Using fewer flowers will create lighter shades.
These dried marigold flowers are sold as a raw natural dye material and do not include instructions. Resources such as Wild Color by Jenny Dean and other books or online guides can help you explore the process further.
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