Features » Creating dyes from the plants you grow Sunday, March 24, 2013 10:05 am By Diana Duff Special to West Hawaii Today Share this story ...

The dye-plant harvests begin in late spring and continue through fall, when perhaps Young can find time to steal away to do some dyeing, bringing the season’s dried gleanings to a new and ...

5 gorgeous DIY plant dyes you can make from your farmers’ market haul Natural color expert Sasha Duerr explains how to turn fall farmers market finds into beautiful non-toxic dyes at home.

In her new book, “A Garden to Dye For: How to Use Plants from the Garden to Create Natural Colors for Fabrics and Fibers,” (142 pages, $17.95) California garden expert Chris McLaughlin takes a ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced last week that it had approved a new blue food dye derived from the ...

Growing a dye garden can be a colorful and rewarding experience. Choosing the right plants for your zone, whether annuals or perennials, will help you be successful — and the pollinators will ...

Randy Battle visits Gretchen Johnson at the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown to learn about native and imported plants used to make dyes for fabric. Featured on VHG episode 2503, May 2025 ...

She scouts for fabric from natural fibers, which works better with plant dyes. “I go thrifting a couple of times a week. I look for 100 percent cotton or linen,” she says. “I check for wear.

For technical reasons, they couldn’t quite find the right dye for their plant roots. Now, though, Busch and his team say they’ve found the right dye: 8-hydroxypyrene-1,3,6-trisulfonic acid ...

A summer project by Hannah Asofksy ’21 is the foundation for a new exhibit on dyes on view at the Lyman Plant House. “The Art and Science of Dyeing” explores the world of natural dyes and connects ...

A better dye job for roots -- in plants Date: June 1, 2017 Source: Salk Institute Summary: A chemical dye has been discovered that reveals how a critical plant hormone helps root growth. Share: ...