Natural dyes and dyeing from woodland plants

http://www.woodlands.co.uk Experiments with dyes using evidence from scraps of material found at archaological sites from the Saxon period. Using natural products from woods and woodlands such as madder, weld, woad, barks from alder buckthorn birch, and walnut, and wild plants such as yarrow Jennie James shows the varieties of colours that can be achieved. Other techniques to produce different colours include overdyeing, and the use of a mordant such as alum. Much of the research is inspired by the books about dyes by Jenny Dean.
Jennie James and Rachel Collins are part of East Sussex Archaeology and Museums Partnership ESAMP. Following this fascinating introduction to dyes and dyeing the next programme looks at some of the natural products and the colours they produce.

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• Dyes dyeing
• archaological sites
• Saxon period
• natural products
• woods
• woodlands
• madder
• weld
• woad
• barks alder buckthorn
• birch
• walnut
• wild plants
• yarrow
• overdyeing
• ESAMP. woodlands.co.uk/tv
• woodlandstv
• WoodlandsTV
• welovewoodlands

[missismezzo]

@periodman69 - This was filmed at the Weald Wood Fair at Bently Wildfowl and Motor Museum; Woodfair is an annual event held in september and is well worth checking out.

Jenny and Rachel are from the East Sussex Archaeology and Museums Partnership (ESAMP). for more information about upcoming events you can visit the ESAMP Website.

[DrCurtisWard]

Woad was used in ancient Egypt and had been discovered on mummy cloth. The Jewish people have long searched for the biblical blue which was lost over 1,500 years ago. It is called the Tekhelet. Many thought it was from the Murex snail. I believe tekhelet was made from woad. It passes all biblical and talmudic tests. To read more about this just google- What is the True Tekhelet? by Dr. Curtis Ward.

[periodman69]

Excellent video, very informative.Where do you hold events like this? and are they open to the general public? Please keep up the good work.

Many thanks

[KonstantinKuehn]

very cool