Plant Dye Journal
I started foraging for plant dyes in 2020 when we were all looking for something to do outdoors. These are photos from my findings.
Ice Age Trail
summer grape blues
buckthorn berries
dyeing warp with sumac leaves and summer grape
staghorn sumac
walnuts
hickory nut helper
pokeberry pinks
cosmos
bee balm
wild fennel
L to R: black eyed susan, queen Anne’s lace, wild fennel, virginia creeper, bee balm all on cotton
ivy berries
ivy berries
mystery berry found late in the season (with no leaves left making it tough to identify) but I’m guessing it’s a summer grape / pigeon grape. It made beautiful blue hues
L to R: pine cone (brown), variants of summer grape (blues), sumac leaves (gold), sumac leaves +iron (greenish golds)
sumac cone on (L to R) wool, cotton , silk noil
sumac cone
goldenrod
color cards
hickory nuts and strips of buckthorn bark
pokeberry
cosmos
wild black berries
queen Anne’s lace
ivy berries (green tones) and sumac leaves (gold tones)
buckthorn berries
buckthorn berries on (L to R) wool, silk noil, cotton
buckthorn berries on silk noil
fall foraging
scuppernong springs
goldenrod (yellows), goldenrod + iron (greens), walnut hulls
pink and brown hues from buckthorn bark
pokeberry
Nicole’s garden in full glory
cosmos oranges and peaches
blackberries on wool, cotton
echinacea
