Isatis tinctoria, also called woad (/ ˈwoʊd /), dyer's woad, dyer's-weed, or glastum, is a flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae (the mustard family) with a documented history of use as a …

Feb 11, 2021 · Learn how to make dye out of woad and create brilliant blue yarn and fabric. Deep blue colors once came from indigo and woad before chemical dyes were produced.

Nov 15, 2022 · Learn how to dye with fresh woad leaves without using hazardous chemicals. After dyeing cotton fabric & clothes blue with red cabbage and black beans, my next natural dye …

How to grow your own woad plants and use them to make a wonderful natural woad dye that has a beautiful, spirit-touching blue color!

Jul 23, 2014 · I received an inquiry last week concerning dyeing with woad and woad indigo. Indigo is a unique natural dye with far more variables than other natural dyes. Natural indigo is …

Learn more about the Woad plant (Isatis tinctoria), a famous natural dye and source of natural indigo dye, used for several thousand years (see woad history) in Europe and the Middle East. …

Nov 15, 2022 · In the past, indigo, woad and pastel (a variety of woad) was used to dye wool and cotton fabric blue. Indigo and woad dye are different from other natural dyes because the dye …

Sep 17, 2012 · Woad is a blue pigment that you can use in fiber dyeing & soap making. Originating on the steppes of central Asia, woad, also known by its Latin name Isatis Tinctoria, …

Apr 20, 2011 · Woad was prized by Napoleon and used to dye his army’s uniforms. At one time, the production of woad was the cornerstone of the economy of the south of France. Indigo on …

Dec 13, 2018 · Woad (Isatis Tinctoria) is a weed around here, it was a commercial crop intentionally planted by the pioneers (from what I’ve heard it was one of the original dyes used …