Slow Grown is a zine by artist Ciara Callaghan that examines the great histories of natural dyers.
Women, witches and healers throughout time have practised dyeing out of necessity and joy, and passed down the sacred knowledge to their children. Now rooted in the pages of this zine, we honour these women - the women who taught us how to deliver our babies, to use herbs as medicines, to cook, spin, sew, and dye.
It features eight dye recipes available to any forager, alongside their accompanying folklore. Including oak, apple, and elder, the zine explains the basics of natural dyeing with local and readily available ingredients in a quest to preserve the ancient practice of colouring cloth.