Dyes
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Dyeing is something that happens with great regularity here at The Fibre Garden. John (Dyeguy) keeps the kettles busy with yarns and fibres for the shop and website, as well as doing custom orders. We now have Gaywool and Bush Blends acid dyes here in the store and shopping cart. Soon we will add some other lines of acid dyes then fibre reactives after that.
Our selection of nature dyes will hopefully also be of interest. Check out our listings for Mordants and Additives as well. We are sure you will find our prices on these to be competitive. We’ve priced them by weight and basically the larger the size, the better the unit price.

Alum (Aluminum sulphate)

Aluminum acetate

Annatto Seeds

Ashford Rainbow Wool Dye Kit – 3-pack 10g
This sampler kit contains 10g containers of three primary colours: scarlet, blue and yellow. Basic instructions included. The dyes are safe and easy-to-use but please refer to the Dye Safety/Handling Information on the Ashford Consumer Information page.
- the 3 colours can be mixed into an endless array of other tones.
- each 10g container is enough to dye 1kg (2.2 Lbs) of yarn or fibre to a medium-strong shade.
PLEASE NOTE: we find the Ashford Scarlet dye to lean VERY orange. Some dyers tone it down with a tiny bit of blue to achieve more traditional true red tones.

Ashford Wool Dye Collection – 12-pack 10g
This sampler kit contains 10g containers of twelve colours: Yellow, Scarlet, Emerald, Rust, Teal, Green, Hot Pink, Blue, Brown, Purple, Navy Blue, and Black. Basic instructions included. The dyes are safe and easy-to-use but please refer to the Dye Safety/Handling Information on the Ashford Consumer Information page.
- the 12 colours can be mixed into an endless array of other tones.
- each 10g container is enough to dye 1kg (2.2 Lbs) of yarn or fibre to a medium-strong shade.
PLEASE NOTE: we find the Ashford Scarlet dye to lean VERY orange. Some dyers tone it down with a tiny bit of blue to achieve more traditional true red tones.

Black Oak Bark, Ground

Black Walnut Hulls, Crushed
Coarsely ground dried hulls of Juglans nigra.
Use on protein or cellulose fibres. Yields rich browns and tans. A substantive dye but pre-mordanting recommended for improved lightfast and colourfast qualities. Use at 25-50% WOF for medium shades.
TO USE: soak 24 hours or longer to rehydrate. Simmer at 185-200°F for 1.5 hrs. Cool and strain. Enter fibre and simmer and simmer at 185-200°F for 1 to 1.5 hrs.
Light and washfastness: good to excellent.
NOTE: WEAR GLOVES!! Clean pots and utensils well, this dye tends to stain everything it touches.

Brazilwood, Extract

Brazilwood, Sawdust

Calcium carbonate (Chalk)

Citric acid

Cochineal, Whole

Copper sulphate

Cutch, Ground Extract

Dyer’s Chamomile

Fustic, Shavings

Glauber’s salt
