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Tinctorium Studio Journal
Seasonal plant profiles, process notes and practical insights into natural dye and eco-print.
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Spring Journal: Behind the Spring ‘25 Wear Tinctorium Collection
Garments on the left dyed with reseda and printed with bidens aurea and coreopsis grandiflora. On the right dyed with ruiva tinctorum and then printed with wildflowers and wild fennel. Spring is a season of emergence, of soft color and untamed resilience. Each year, the Spring collection is shaped by the wild plants many overlook—or worse, seek to eliminate. These so-called “weeds” erupt along roadsides and field edges, thriving despite our attempts to control them. This seas
Winter Journal: Behind the Winter '24–'25 Wear Tinctorium Collection
Each season brings its own rhythms and materials into the dye studio, and winter is no exception. While much of the natural world slows down or goes dormant, a special group of resilient evergreen plants remains vibrant—and it's with these that I create the Wear Tinctorium Winter ‘24–’25 collection. Working with Winter Evergreens in Portugal Winter dyeing began just before Christmas, around the time of the winter solstice on December 21st. While many artisans wind down for a
A Regenerative Approach to Natural Dyeing: Applying Permaculture Principles in a Natural Dye Studio.
An exploration of regenerative natural dyeing and how permaculture principles shape studio practice, ecological decision-making, and botanical textile processes at Tinctorium Studio.
Making Natural Inks from Plants: An Intuitive Art Practice
Learn to make easy watercolor paints from the plants around you!
Make Your Own Iron Water for Natural Dye
Learn how to make iron water for natural dye using simple materials found at home. This beginner-friendly method introduces an intuitive iron mordant for eco printing and textile dyeing.
A Garden to Dye For: Building a Natural Dye Garden
An inside look at building a natural dye garden, growing dye plants locally, and developing a plant-based color practice rooted in seasonality and place.
July at Tinctorium Studio
Welcome to July! Summer is in full swing and the flowers are blooming, bees are buzzing, and the sun is shining. The first half of the year I was focused on establishing a dye garden. It was tough work and I was in way over my head, but now it's time to get back to things I meant to do at the beginning of the year. One of those things was writing a monthly newsletter to let everyone know what is going on at Tinctorium Studio. So first things first, Wear Tinctoria has turned
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