The woad plant and its famous blue dye are studied from an international point of view, and the book aims both at giving a comprehensive account of the industry in several countries and ...

Archaeologists in Belgium uncovered traces of woad, madder, and pastel during excavations in Brussels and Mechelen, particularly near the stream in Zakstraat. These plants were crucial for the ...

no account is given of the method by which prepared woad can be used for dyeing wool blue. Some of my friends have suggested that the above-named communication was, in consequence, like the play ...

The root of the madder plant produced a red colour, woad offered blue and yellow was derived from weld. Plants were soaked in hot water and wool was immersed in the dye bath. Stale urine may have ...

The figurehead is acclaimed fine-art photographer Garry Fabian Miller who has been inspired by early 20th Century natural weaver and dyer Ethel Mairet to attempt to grow at scale weld, woad and ...

Utah State University Extension is bringing traditional indigo dyeing back into home gardens ... There is a revival of using dyer’s woad to create these blue pigments in Europe, where the ...

In Central Europe, a rare, centuries-old practice has influenced the language, dress and culture of several nations. Wearing all-blue attire – blue jeans, blue vest, an indigo blue-and-white ...

Utah State University Extension is bringing traditional indigo dyeing back into home gardens ... There is a revival of using dyer’s woad to create these blue pigments in Europe, where the ...