Textiles & Fabric:
- Organic cotton or silk fabric: 2 metres per person (choose fabric based on their preference)
- Small fabric swatches for testing: 10 per person (these can be pre-cut or participants can use leftover fabric)
Dye Plants & Ingredients:
- Madder root: 50g per person
- Brazilwood: 50g per person
- Safflower: 25g per person
- Annatto seeds: 25g per person
- Turmeric: 25g per person
- Chamomile flowers: 25g per person
- Hibiscus flowers: 50g per person
- Logwood chips: 50g per person
- Indigo powder: 25g per person
- Woad: 25g per person
- Elderberries (dried): 50g per person
- Alkanet root: 25g per person
- Nettle leaves: 25g per person
Mordants & Modifiers
- Alum: 50g per person
- Iron (Ferrous Sulphate): 25g per person
- Soda ash: 25g per person
- Cream of tartar: 25g per person
- Vinegar: 250ml per person
- Lemon juice: 50ml per person
- Wood ash: 50g per person
Tools & Equipment
- Dye pots (Stainless steel preferred): Participants should have access to at least 1 large pot
- Wooden spoons: 1 per person
- Fabric scissors: 1 pair per person
- Measuring cups & spoons: 1 set per person
- Glass jars for modifiers: 1 per person
- Cheesecloth or muslin for straining: 0.5 metre per person
- Protective gloves: 1 pair per person
- pH testing strips: 1 pack per participant
- Buckets for rinsing: 1 per person
- Notebook & pen: 1 set per person
Other Materials
- Small teapot
- or small strainer with a small jag for brewing teas