Weld
Weld
Weld
(Reseda luteola)
Weld plant tops including flowers, stems and leaves. This is my most potent crop of weld so far. Weld is an ancient natural dye that yields bright, clear, very colorfast yellows. It also yields beautiful shades of greens and tans depending on the fiber base color, and the mordants used. This can be used in bundle dyeing and eco-printing experiments or to set up an immersion dye bath. See my resources linked below.
Available in 4 sizes this year! Choose from 50 grams, 100 grams, 1/2 pound, and wholesale 1 pound options in the dropdown menu.
Grown, harvested, and cured by Sara here in southwestern Colorado on Ancient Future Farm. Our family has been tending this land and soil with regenerative growing methods since 2005. Our soil is nurtured through extensive cover cropping and our crops are fertilized with compost that we make right here on site. We never use synthetic chemicals such as herbicides, pesticides, chemical fertilizers, or fungicides. Our dye flowers are harvested every day by hand when they reach their optimal potential and then carefully cured in our curing room out of direct sunlight. All of our natural dyestuffs are packaged in heat sealed envelopes to keep them fresh. For best results we recommend using them within a year.
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