Natural Dyes - Woad - Isatis Tinctoria Plant Dyes Textile artist Karen Selk delves

Textile artist Karen Selk delves into the amazing world of wild silk and the Indigenous people of India who raise the wild silkworms

Woad has been grown throughout the British Isles and Central and Southern Europe for centuries

Cultivated in England

This little-known industry not only provides us with resplendent cloth but improves our environment and provides a sustainable income

Persian Berries produce beautiful yellows

Natural Dyes - Woad - Isatis Tinctoria Plant Dyes Textile artist Karen Selk delvesWoad Powder Woad Isatis Tinctoria, Dyer's Woad, is a plant that produces blue dye that is extracted from the leaves. Woad has been grown throughout the British Isles and Central and Southern Europe for centuries. The same dye as Indian Indigo, Indigofera tinctoria, is contained in the leaves of the woad plant, in a weaker concentration. You may use the same formulas for making an indigo vat for making a woad vat. 1 ounce of Woad powder will dye