Dye Garden Manual

Dyeing with plants is an old craft which is becoming popular again. I got into botanical dyeing and have been experimenting with local fresh plants a lot since then. After trying so many plants from my local park, I decided to go a step further and start my own Dye Garden Project.

This digital project manual will provide you with the following:

• Requirements for the seeds to germinate and grow
• Cultivation tips
• Harvesting tips
• Recipes for extracting pigments from plants

Which plants are covered? 

Seven popular dye plants with great dyeing potential (hardiness zone in brackets):

• Chamomile (3–7)
• Weld (5–9)
• Coreopsis (6–9)
• Marigold (6–9)
• Madder (5–9)
• Hollyhock (3–9)
• Woad (6–9)

All plants can survive in hardiness zones 6–7, most of them tolerate zones 6–9. Please check your climate zone before purchasing.

The plants I chose can get you a full rainbow of colours after dyeing and overdyeing fabrics.