# Natural Dyes & Local Textiles - Malú Colorín Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/book-of-leaves-16502/natural-dyes-local-textiles-mal-color-n Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/book-of-leaves-16502/natural-dyes-local-textiles-mal-color-n.md Podcast: [Book of Leaves](https://stenobird.com/podcast/book-of-leaves-16502) Published: 2025-11-10T06:30:00+00:00 Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/bookofleaves/episodes/natural-dyes-local-textiles-malu-colorin Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/5fea6e9433e50d289b18005a/e/690f3580a1e2bd2652c7c602/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/book-of-leaves-16502/episodes/natural-dyes-local-textiles-mal-color-n Duration seconds: 2979 ## Resource Malú Colorín is an artist and facilitator, specializing in natural dyeing and textiles through her business Talú . She also works for Fibreshed Ireland who are trying to re-localise the textile industry in Ireland, supporting wool, flax and hemp farmers. She organises brilliant workshops and events - you can stay up to date with her on Instagram via @talu.earth or @malu_colorin . As always, don't forget to follow Book of Leaves on Instagram , Blue Sky or Facebook , leave us a review, and share with a friend. Find my depop profile @cearadc ! Patreon / Buy Me A Coffee X x   [04:00] Malú introduces herself and her journey into natural dyeing & textiles [08:20] Why Malú promotes natural dyeing [10:20] Issues with the dyes used today in mainstream factories [16:10] How to naturally dye your own textiles and clothes! [21:30] Issues and solutions of the synthetic fibres used in clothes [29:50] The work of FibreShed [33:50] The Archipelago Festival of Colours [37:00] What Malú’s artistic practice looks like & how we can support it [42:00] Imagining the future   Also mentioned: Let them be Naked documentary Galway Wool Co-Op Guppy Bags   Suggested listening: Freya, Hemp Farming Virtue, Emerald & Wax Arran, Rediscovery Centre Mary, Change Clothes Dublin Carrie Ann, Feshion Revolution     Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/book-of-leaves-16502/episodes/natural-dyes-local-textiles-mal-color-n/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/book-of-leaves-16502/natural-dyes-local-textiles-mal-color-n.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.