I had a handful of crop failures this season which was a real bummer. Despite the tough growing conditions including insect pressure and the hottest, driest summer I’ve ever experienced, some crops just powered through it as if it were no big deal. This gift box is full of those baddies which I’ve dubbed The Bangers of 2026. Together they make a pretty fine palette! The colors of regenerative resilience.
This box includes 8 varieties which add up to over a half pound of dye plants which will dye a good amount of fiber depending on the depth of shade you prefer and the type of fiber you will be dyeing. Included in the box is an instructional booklet containing recipes for each dye. Also be sure to check out the free resources I’ve linked below. I did not include scouring detergent in the gift boxes this year. If you will be scouring cellulose fibers you will want to add a bottle of cellulose scour to your order. If you will be scouring protein fibers you will want to add a bottle of Orvus Past to your order. Both are linked in the “you might also like” section below.
Included in the box:
Aluminum sulfate (100 grams), soda ash (25 grams), Navajo tea (25 grams), pericón (20 grams), black scabiosa (20 grams), black hollyhock (20 grams), dyer’s chamomile (30 grams), dyer’s coreopsis (30 grams), rudbeckia (20 grams), sand dock (90 grams), and 1 instructional booklet containing flower dye recipes.
The gift box is 14’ x 10” x 4”
All of the dyes were planted, tended to, 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 no-till farming methods. 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 dyes 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 although they will last far longer if stored properly in a dark, dry place.
Resources:
Farm & Folk Natural Dye Series (free blog posts for beginner dyers)
The Natural Dye Recipe category on my Blog
Farm & Folk Quilt Alchemy
I had a handful of crop failures this season which was a real bummer. Despite the tough growing conditions including insect pressure and the hottest, driest summer I’ve ever experienced, some crops just powered through it as if it were no big deal. This gift box is full of those baddies which I’ve dubbed The Bangers of 2026. Together they make a pretty fine palette! The colors of regenerative resilience.
This box includes 8 varieties which add up to over a half pound of dye plants which will dye a good amount of fiber depending on the depth of shade you prefer and the type of fiber you will be dyeing. Included in the box is an instructional booklet containing recipes for each dye. Also be sure to check out the free resources I’ve linked below. I did not include scouring detergent in the gift boxes this year. If you will be scouring cellulose fibers you will want to add a bottle of cellulose scour to your order. If you will be scouring protein fibers you will want to add a bottle of Orvus Past to your order. Both are linked in the “you might also like” section below.
Included in the box:
Aluminum sulfate (100 grams), soda ash (25 grams), Navajo tea (25 grams), pericón (20 grams), black scabiosa (20 grams), black hollyhock (20 grams), dyer’s chamomile (30 grams), dyer’s coreopsis (30 grams), rudbeckia (20 grams), sand dock (90 grams), and 1 instructional booklet containing flower dye recipes.
The gift box is 14’ x 10” x 4”
All of the dyes were planted, tended to, 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 no-till farming methods. 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 dyes 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 although they will last far longer if stored properly in a dark, dry place.
Resources:
Farm & Folk Natural Dye Series (free blog posts for beginner dyers)
The Natural Dye Recipe category on my Blog
Farm & Folk Quilt Alchemy
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