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Dyeing with Elderberries — Fugitive Purple from the Hedgerow

Dyeing with Elderberries — Fugitive Purple from the Hedgerow

by TexFO

Prehistoric

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Dyeing with Oak Bark — Tannin Brown from the Most Common European Tree

Dyeing with Oak Bark — Tannin Brown from the Most Common European Tree

by TexFO

Dyes & Pigments

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Dyeing with Safflower — Two Colours from One Flower

Dyeing with Safflower — Two Colours from One Flower

by TexFO

Textile & Leather

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Dyeing with Logwood — The Colonial-Era Route to Natural Black and Purple

Dyeing with Logwood — The Colonial-Era Route to Natural Black and Purple

by TexFO

Dyes & Pigments

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Dyeing with Birch Bark — Salmon-Pink and Cinnamon from the Northern Forest

Dyeing with Birch Bark — Salmon-Pink and Cinnamon from the Northern Forest

by TexFO

Textile & Leather

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Dyeing Purple with Lichen — The Orchil Fermentation Vat

Dyeing Purple with Lichen — The Orchil Fermentation Vat

by TexFO

Textile & Leather

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Dyeing Crimson with Cochineal — The Insect Dye That Conquered the World

Dyeing Crimson with Cochineal — The Insect Dye That Conquered the World

by TexFO

Ancient

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Iron Saddening — Darkening and Shifting Natural Dye Colours with Iron Water

Iron Saddening — Darkening and Shifting Natural Dye Colours with Iron Water

by TexFO

Ancient

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Dyeing Blue with a Woad Urine Vat — The Fermentation Method That Coloured Europe

Dyeing Blue with a Woad Urine Vat — The Fermentation Method That Coloured Europe

by TexFO

Textile & Leather

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Dyeing with Pomegranate Rinds — Ancient Gold from the Fruit of the Middle East

Dyeing with Pomegranate Rinds — Ancient Gold from the Fruit of the Middle East

by TexFO

Dyes & Pigments

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Dyeing Yarn with Turmeric — The Oldest Golden-Yellow Dye

Dyeing Yarn with Turmeric — The Oldest Golden-Yellow Dye

by TexFO

Colouring & Dyeing

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Mordanting Wool with Alum — The Foundation of Natural Dyeing

Mordanting Wool with Alum — The Foundation of Natural Dyeing

by TexFO

Ancient

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Bobbin Lace — Making Lace by Twisting and Crossing Threads on a Pillow

Bobbin Lace — Making Lace by Twisting and Crossing Threads on a Pillow

by TexFO

Textile & Leather

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The Granny Square — Modular Crochet from Centre Out

The Granny Square — Modular Crochet from Centre Out

by TexFO

Felting

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Needle Felting — Sculpting Wool with Barbed Needles

Needle Felting — Sculpting Wool with Barbed Needles

by TexFO

Wool

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Cable Knitting — Crossing Stitches to Create Twisted Rope Patterns

Cable Knitting — Crossing Stitches to Create Twisted Rope Patterns

by TexFO

Yarns & Threads

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Fair Isle Stranded Colourwork — Knitting with Two Colours Per Row

Fair Isle Stranded Colourwork — Knitting with Two Colours Per Row

by TexFO

Industry 1.0 — Steam & Mechanization (1760)

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Crochet — The Chain Stitch and Single Crochet Foundation

Crochet — The Chain Stitch and Single Crochet Foundation

by TexFO

Industry 1.0 — Steam & Mechanization (1760)

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The Slip-Stitch Heel — Reinforced Double-Thick Knitting for Sock Heels That Last

The Slip-Stitch Heel — Reinforced Double-Thick Knitting for Sock Heels That Last

by TexFO

Middle Ages

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Knitting in the Round on Double-Pointed Needles — Seamless Tubes for Socks, Hats and Mittens

Knitting in the Round on Double-Pointed Needles — Seamless Tubes for Socks, Hats and Mittens

by TexFO

Middle Ages

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