Illustration of a brown card with black squiggly lines and the letters F and C in the bottom corners, resembling a brain or a puzzle piece.

Dye Compendium

a collection of dyes and materials we use at the dye shop

Text explaining natural fibers, stating they are fibers produced by geological processes or from the bodies of plants or animals.
Illustration of Gossypium Hirsutum cotton plant with text describing its fiber, region, harvest season, and uses.
Illustration of a bundle of flax with text about flax, including scientific name Linum usitatissimum, fiber linen, grown in temperate regions, harvest in late July, used for flax seed oil and linen.
Information about the silk moth, Bombyx mandarina, including its fiber, region, harvest season, and uses, with an illustration of a silk moth.
Text about dye stuffs, defining them as substances that yield dyes or can be used as dyes, especially in solutions.
Artistic illustration of a flower with three blossoms and a stem, labeled with scientific name Coreopsis | Coreopsis Tinctoria, showing yellows and oranges, related to the Americas, in summer to fall.
Illustration of a Cochineal insect with informational text about it, including its scientific name Dactylopius Coccus, colors, region (Mexico), and season.
Illustration of indigo plant and information about Indigo (Indigofera Tinctora): blue color, tropical to temperate regions, harvested before flowers open.
Information about nettle (Urtica Dioica), showing a botanical illustration, with details on color, region, and harvest season.
Illustration of Madder plant with detailed leaves and flowers, alongside information about the plant's characteristics, region, and harvest season.
Illustration of a cross-sectioned cross-section of osage wood tree with branching rings, accompanied by text describing the osage wood or Maclura Pomifera, noting its colors, region, and season.
Illustration explaining mordants and tannins, with text describing them as substances that fix dyes or stains in materials
Vintage illustration of two workers wearing aprons, handling a substance, surrounded by boxes and tools, with text about Iron Ferrous Sulfate and its uses, toxicity, ratio, and formula.
Diagram of aluminum acetate, a powdery substance used to improve light, wash-fastness, and found near active volcanoes or in desert areas, with safety warnings and chemical formula.
Illustration of potassium aluminum sulfate in containers, with text describing its purpose, region, toxicity, ratio, and chemical formula.
Label describing Tannic Acid made from chestnut bark with information on purpose, region, toxicity, ratio, and chemical formula, alongside an illustration of a chestnut leaf and fruit.