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Ancient Dyes, Natural and Synthetic

http://www.chriscooksey.demon.co.uk/

Articles on the history and chemistry of indigo and several purples.

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Bello Marini

http://www.billabbie.com/bellomarini/marini.html

Image gallery of hand-dyed scarves and T-shirts, with instructions for dying with indigo and the best plant sources for indigotin.

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Clarissa Cochran - Shibori

http://www.indigosilks.co.uk/

Photos and description of basic shibori techniques, biography and workshop information.

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Dharma Trading: Craft Techniques

http://www.dharmatrading.com/info/

Dyeing techniques and projects, mostly on black and white blanks.

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Diary of a West Cork Dyer

http://homepage.tinet.ie/~ojk/page7a.html

Recipes on wool, and commentary, excerpts from Kate Jepson's writings.

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Discharge Dyeing

http://www.quilt.com/FAQS/DischargeDyeingFAQ.html

Information on dye effects achieved by the removal of color already in the fabric, rather than by adding it.

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Orchil Dye

http://www.ravensgard.org/gerekr/Orchil.html

The poor person's purple. An article speculating on the history of this coloring, including bibliography and experimentation.

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Paula Burch's Hand Dyeing on Fabric Pages

http://www.pburch.net/dyeing.shtml

Gallery and how to tie-dye, batik, and dye by many other techniques including low water immersion, dip dyeing, and sprinkle dyeing.

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Todd Designs

http://home.onemain.com/~crowland/index.html

Carol Todd, natural dye specialist. Contains recipes for the Dye Plant of the Month, handwoven rugs, and a gallery of hand-painted silk items.

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