They did use synthetic dyes however, because their research indicated that they resulted in 75 % less unused
dyestuff in the effluent and created siginificantly less water and energy consumption.
In fact, he grows his own
dyestuffs in a community garden in Tennessee.
Not exact matches
A long table hosts classes
in natural dyeing, knitting, sewing, spinning, and weaving, surrounded by natural dye shade cards, lavender, and whole
dyestuffs
He knew from his pioneering work on organic
dyestuffs that chemical synthesis
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The collection of naturally dyed pillows we produced were
in partnership with a local dyer who sources fair trade or local
dyestuff, recycles the water back into a garden and never disposes of the mordants.
Environmental campaigners Evergreen agree: «If everyone
in the UK bought one reclaimed woollen garment each year, it would save an average of 371 million gallons of water (the average UK reservoir holds about 300 million gallons) and 480 tonnes of chemical
dyestuffs.»