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Himejoon Fleabane Dyeing | Four Mordants on Silk

At this time of year, himejoon fleabane blooms with charming flowers around the house and along the ridges between fields. Today, I used this familiar plant to naturally dye silk thread. With aluminium, iron, copper and titanium mordants, every sample took on an unexpectedly beautiful colour. Here is the detailed himejoon dyeing method!

Silk threads dyed with himejoon fleabane using aluminium, iron, copper and titanium mordants
White himejoon fleabane flowers blooming beside a house and along a field ridge

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