12 April 2019
I had the pleasure of talking to this friendly guild last night about how to mordant safely for plant dyeing. The group meets in the beautiful village of Roydon in Essex, just across the border from my home county of Herts.  https://leavalleyguildswd.weebly.com/

Here are recommended links referred to in my talk.

Catharine Ellis blog – https://blog.ellistextiles.com/

Recommended books
The Art and Science of Natural Dyes; Principles, Experiments, and Results
By Joy Boutrup, Catharine Ellis (2019)
ISBN10-13: 076435633X : 9780764356339
176pp £57.99
UK distributors – Gazelle Book Services  01524 528500
You can order by phone – New stock arrives UK on 22 April.
https://www.gazellebookservices.co.uk/

The Modern Natural Dyer
By Kristine Vejar (2015)
ISBN: 9781617691751£18.99 from Waterstones
https://www.averbforkeepingwarm.com/products/the-modern-natural-dyer

Sustainable plant sources of aluminium and tannin mordants
Bebali Foundation  http://plantmordant.org/symplocos/

And finally … for safety gloves perfect for indigo dyeing

Gloves –  glovesnstuff.com