Cosmos Flowers

In this info packed Cosmos lesson you will find:

-List of Natural Dye chemical compounds and many of the valuable dye plants they can be found within (including many types of Cosmos Flowers). Understanding natural chemical compounds is a wise approach in choosing plants for creating stable resilient natural dye colors and plant prints.

-Guidelines for Growing Cosmos: 

-Seed sources and tips on successful germination

-Varieties of Cosmos to grow for dyeing- both immersion dye baths and plant printing

-How to grow and harvest as many flowers as possible throughout your growing season

-Advice on harvesting & drying cosmos flowers to save for future dyebaths 

-Where to source dried cosmos flowers in North America, Europe

-Processing and Dyeing with Cosmos Flowers 

-Detailed guidelines on my preferred method of extracting dye from cosmos flowers where water, temperature, mordanting procedure and dye bath additions are all addressed. 

-Alternative methods of working with Cosmos Flowers for multiple creative dye applications

-History & Science of Cosmos Flowers as a dye including natural chemical dye compounds

-Exemplary artists working with Cosmos Flowers in unique ways

-An extensive Research List of my favorite books and web resources for in depth Cosmos Flower information