Bringing You the Magic and Beauty of Natural Dyes
Welcome to Blue Castle Fiber Arts
Promoting the use and knowledge of natural dyes is the purpose of Blue Castle Fiber Arts and this website. With a growing concern for the environment, the use of plant dyes is becoming a popular and ethical choice for many, especially for those who already appreciate natural fibers over synthetics. Imported dyes are also a great way to help support poor rural communities and to help preserve the traditional knowledge of dye-making. So whether you are new to the craft or an old hand, you will hopefully find this website a valuable resource.
You can see the some of the natural dyes we have here:
There is some concern that the mordants used with plant dyes are toxic and not environmentally friendly. This is true for some of the mineral mordants like chrome and tin. Blue Castle Fiber Arts uses and sells only eco-friendly mordants including our very popular Herbal Mordant made from Myrobalan and Pomegranate. Read more about mordants.
Plant
dyes are not only environmentally friendly, they are a beautiful and
fascinating hobby. They have a genuine appeal to natural fiber artists,
spinners, weavers, knitters, felters and others. Many such artists
gather their own plant materials to use as dyes. Others also purchase
them ready to use from dye suppliers, especially since many of the more
vibrant colors can only be obtained from certain countries.
Start reading about plant dyes here.
See our popular Dye Kits
Available in a small 6 color size or the larger 10 color kit. Includes instructions and Herbal Mordant. For custom size kits please visit www.BlueCastleFiberArts.com
New Natural Dye Kit now available on Amazon.com
Natural Dye App
 |
Download
our new Natural Dyes App to get a discount on our Large Natural Dye
Kit. Available in the Appstore or scan the QR code using a QR code
scanner on your iPhone (you can download free QR scanners from the
Appstore). An App for Android smartphones is coming soon.  |
Also come visit our Etsy Shop. I will be listing the dye kits, organic cotton sliver & yarn and other yarns, fibers and naturally dyed products that don't really have a home on this site. Etsy is an amazing place to buy and sell handcrafted items.
**********************************************
"Everything wonderful and beautiful was in that castle."
from The Blue Castle by Lucy Maud Montgomery
********************