Natural Dye Basics: Mordanting

I almost always mordant my yarn before I dye with plants, flowers or mushrooms. Mordanting your yarn before dyeing helps the dye stick to your fiber, improving color and light-fastness. Learning how to mordant your wool fiber is a basic skill every natural dyer should learn. In this video I show you my go-to method for using alum as a mordant. Update: New Mordanting video! Learn how to mordant plant fibers! • Natural Dye Basics: Learn How to Mord... Update: New written instructions! http://hookedanddyed.net/?p=1037 Brand new to dyeing? Watch this first: ----Preparing your Yarn • Natural Dye Basics: Preparing Your Yarn Come say hi, and see what I'm working on: / hookedanddyed / hookeddyed Or check out what I'm writing: https://www.hookedanddyed.net