Dried Weld for Dyeing

We are thrilled to be selling our freshly harvested dried dye material; grown at our dye garden at the Urb Farm in Wolverton.  Each dye plant has been sown from seed, potted on and harvested by our staff and trainees.  Weld produces a bright yellow.

We are selling our Weld in 25g, 50g and 100g weight.  We will also include a leaflet introducing you to natural dyeing in your order.

25g = £3
50g = £6
100g = £12

As a guide, 25g of Weld will dye equal weight of fabric.  The more Weld you use, the stronger the dye colour. 1m squared of mordanted fabric generally weighs between 150-200g.  We also sell mordanted fabric (ready for dyeing) on our website.

For a fully immersed dye result, we recommend popping your Weld into a muslin bag, or straight into a saucepan, covering with water and simmering gently for an hour.  Sieve, then immerse your (pre-soaked) mordanted fabric into the sieved dye vat and simmer gently for another hour.  Leave to air dry and cure for a day or two before rinsing.  If you use a muslin bag there is no need to sieve your saucepan before adding your (pre-soaked) mordanted fabric.

For a patterned dye result, you can simply sprinkle the crumbled dye material over damp mordanted fabric (like confetti), roll the fabric up like a sausage and steam it for an hour.  This is called bundle dyeing.  25g of dye material will provide enough to experiment with a bundle dye.

Created slowly with our gorgeous planet in mind.

All of our dyes are vegan and natural.