| A Brief History of Dyestuffs and Dyeing: Paper presented at the 2000 Runestone Collegium dealing with the history of dyestuffs and dyeing techniques, from prehistory to modern times. Author: Lady Siobhon nicDhuinnshleibhe. |
| Application of Dyestuffs To Textiles, Paper, Leather and other Materials: Out of copywright book from 1920 about natural dyes and mordants, and the early development and applications of synthetic dyestuffs, scanned and published on Straw.Com by Susan C. Druding. Author: J. Merritt Matthews Ph.D. |
| Early Use of Natural Dyes in Textiles: Overview of the history of dye usage in the textile trades since 2600 BC. Short descriptions of natural dyes, made from plants, animals and minerals. Links to books on the subject. From the Quilthistory.Com web site. |
| History of Dyes from 2600 BC to 20th Century: Timeline of the development and use of dyestuffs in textiles. Author: Susan C. Druding. |
| Natural Dyeing to 1600: Concise history of ancient dyeing materials and techniques. Links to the history and processing of flax fibers, and textile technologies. List of dyeing bibliography. From the homepages of Anne Liese Wolkenhaar. |
| The Woad Page: Vince Rowan's homepage on the woad plant, which has been used as a source for blue dye since medieval times. Links to related history sites. Instructions for dye preparation and procedures. |
| Viking Age Dyestuffs: Introduction to the colors, dyestuffs, and mordants used by Viking spinners and cloth weavers. Author: Carolyn Priest-Dorman. |
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