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» 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.
   http://kws.atlantia.sca.org/dyeing.html

» A Forgotten Chapter of International Trade: Mexican Cochineal and the European Demand for American Dyes, 1550-1850
   Lecture about the origins of demand in Europe for cochineal in the 16th Century and the rise of the international trade in this commodity, the characteristics of production of this dyestuff, and the role of both Spanish American and European merchants and
   http://eh.net/XIIICongress/cd/papers/59Marichal14.pdf

» 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.
   http://www.quilthistory.com/dye.htm

» History of Dyes from 2600 BC to 20th Century
   Timeline of the development and use of dyestuffs in textiles. Author: Susan C. Druding.
   http://www.straw.com/sig/dyehist.html

» 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.
   http://fibers.destinyslobster.com/Dyeing/dyehistory.htm

» Natural Dyes International
   USA. International non-profit organization dedicated to research, knowledge transfer and public education about the history of natural dyes and pigments. List of members. Calendar of events. Links to related sites.
   http://www.naturaldyes.org/

» The Art and Craft of Natural Dyeing
   Excerpt of a book published by The University of Tennessee Press, describing the ancient technique of fermentation vat dyeing of fibers and fabrics. Author: J.N. Liles.
   http://invention.smithsonian.org/centerpieces/whole_cloth/u3tc/u3materials/natDye.html

» The Dye Woorkes Medieval & Renaissance Dye Recipes
   Directory of links to dye recipes from Medieval and Renaissance times. From Drea Leed's homepage on Elizabethan costumes.
   http://www.elizabethancostume.net/dyes/

» The Preparation of Woad in England
   Illustrated excerpt of the paper published in "Transactions of the Newcomen Society" about the woad mills in East Anglia in the 19th century, describing the buildings and manufacture, machinery, people and processes.
   http://www.newcomen.com/excerpts/woad.htm

» Viking Age Dyestuffs
   Introduction to the colors, dyestuffs, and mordants used by Viking spinners and cloth weavers. Author: Carolyn Priest-Dorman.
   http://www.cs.vassar.edu/~capriest/vikdyes.html