Dyeing is , of course, a way to color cloth.
Some thoughts then.
From Boro2:
Dyeing is an interesting craft. And obviously another way to embellish and personalize cloth. I think that I would not be the one to teach a lot of the dyeing techniques I have learned from others. I would rather direct you to the source and give credit where it is due. There are many dyers out there, doing great work. My inspiration and knowledge has come from a few simple sources. Mainly Glennis Dolce and India Flint. And as it applies to Boro, I feel dyeing should be linked to lifestyle and making do with what you have, so I stick with that now.
So my story with dye now includes indigo. I do have a permanent fermentation vat that I started when taking Glennis's class. I think what I like about it, is its story, how it preserves the life of a cloth, the way it dyes and more than that, I like that I can grow it and dye just enough. What I need.
Beyond that I like to stick with easy natural dyes, those being the ones that require no real mordant, that suit my simple needs. Most commonly I use black walnut and oak, which grow here, the skins from onions and pomegranates which I buy from the market anyway, to eat, and woad and madder, which I am growing, but still haven't had much success with. Combined with tea, tin cans, and the metals of my dyeing pots which are copper and iron , I get all kinds of cool results. Of course if you already have dyes around, you might use them up.
New thoughts...
Dyeing is not for everyone obviously. I have placed a link to a Resource page on the Diaries main page. I am in the process of updating this page with some new stuff to add. I will add as I go along here as it applies. Included will be some of my own dyed cloth and scraps once I get myself together.
I will be talking about my own personal experiences with dye in more detail as I go along considering color.