The traditional indigo extraction method for woad, resulted in a product known as “woad balls.” Well, we’ve talked about growing…
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Caring for your Winter Sweaters
This post may contain affiliate links. If you click on a link and buy a product we may earn a commission. Thanks. ************Winter and woolly sweaters just go together, like hot chocolate and cookies. But, sometimes caring for your winter woollens is…
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Preparing for the Best Year Ever: Organizing, Planning, and Purposeful Choice
This post may contain affiliate links. If you click on a link and buy a product we may earn a commission. Thanks. ************At the end of December, many people decide they want change. They make their New Year’s resolutions, and on January…
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The Woad to a Sustainable Blue Part Nine: How to Grow Woad
This post may contain affiliate links. If you click on a link and buy a product we may earn a commission. Thanks. ************We have already covered several of the unique properties of woad, including its dye color, its versatility, and now we…
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Detecting and Defeating the Enemy of Wool: The Wool Moth
This post may contain affiliate links. If you click on a link and buy a product we may earn a commission. Thanks. ************Some might think that the chief enemy of a spinner, knitter, dyer, or weaver, is the family members who keep…
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Thinking of Spring: Natural Dye Garden Preparation
This post may contain affiliate links. If you click on a link and buy a product we may earn a commission. Thanks. ************Today is the shortest day of the year, and it’s socked in snowing here. While the darkness and dimness is…
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