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Indigo and Woad Dye Guides

Tutorials for assorted types of blue dye vats, including fermentation, sig, and modern chemical methods, as well as non-vat techniques using fresh material.

Indigo and woad both make blue from the same chemical compound, indigotin. While not all techniques work the same with both plants, if you understand how one works, you can get an idea of how the other works as well.

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12th Century Norman Clothing

Tutorials and patterns to create clothing and accessories based on extant garments, as well as surviving artwork and manuscript illuminations.

Many of these tutorials are written to help you create your own pattern for clothing, but some include pre-made patterns.

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Dye Plant Cultivation

Want to grow your own dye garden?

Tutorials for propogating, seed starting, and harvesting an assortment of historical dye plants, including madder, woad, and weld.

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