Woad was used for thousands of years to produce blue dyes. It was replaced by synthetic dyes in the 20th century. It is easy to grow but can become invasive
Its History, Cultivation, Preparation, Use of the Dye, and more, brought to you by Teresinha Roberts who cultivates Woad and other traditional dye plants. She makes cards that combine her handmade paper with textiles dyed with woad, weld and madder and gives talks on dye plants.
An article by Ashley Walker © copyright 2016 Woad (Isatis tinctoria) is a naturalised hardy biennial member of the Brassicaceae or cabbage family and was probably introduced into the UK from Europe…
Use this woad soap recipe to make natural blue soap with specks of darker blue throughout. Woad is a traditional dye plant.
The Woad Raider is the unique unit of the Celts in Age of Empires II. It is a quick infantry unit with an attack bonus against standard buildings that is produced very quickly. Woad Raiders can be upgraded to Elite Woad Raiders in the Imperial Age. The Woad Raider is the second-fastest infantry...
Evocative of a wax resist floral tie-dye pattern, this beautiful fabric is printed on a favourite linen-look weave for stunning upholstery, curtains, cushi
(This is mostly about body painting, but if you like you can skip down to the bit about the colors you can get using woad as dye.) Caution: Woad can cause allergic reactions and irritate eyes and o…
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Isatis spp. as natural antibiotics have a broad range of tested antimicrobial actions against diverse classes of microbes and viruses.
projects with hand spinning and plant dyes, success, failure and digressions
