With Spring just around the corner, some will be thinking dye garden time. Some dye plants can be started indoors, and others do best started in the garden. Some dye plants are annuals, others are ... Read More about Natural Dye Gardens: Germination test for Natural Dye Seeds
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Wool Felt: how to test if your fleece will felt
This post may contain affiliate links. If you click on a link and buy a product we may earn a commission. Thanks. ************There are few things more frustrating than buying a raw fleece and finding out it won’t felt. Some sheep breeds have no felting ability in their fleece whatsoever and this is really annoying. ... Read More about Wool Felt: how to test if your fleece will felt
Natural Dyes: Resist and Conquer
This post may contain affiliate links. If you click on a link and buy a product we may earn a commission. Thanks. ************Have you ever dyed a skein of yarn, only to find that the ties were too tight and you had a white line? I have, but, I’ve also deliberately naturally dyed twisted skeins to get variegated colours. The ... Read More about Natural Dyes: Resist and Conquer
Compost Colours: Five Natural Dyes from your Compost Pail
This post may contain affiliate links. If you click on a link and buy a product we may earn a commission. Thanks. ************Natural dyes can be fun, but they can also become expensive. Logwood, Indigo, Cochineal, and Weld… the list of high quality expensive dyes goes on. But, what about taking a break from spending money ... Read More about Compost Colours: Five Natural Dyes from your Compost Pail
Woad is me: Blue Monday
This post may contain affiliate links. If you click on a link and buy a product we may earn a commission. Thanks. ************I did not know that there was actually a day named “blue Monday” but apparently today’s the day. As part of today, I would like to share with you part of the journey that interested me in natural ... Read More about Woad is me: Blue Monday
Natural dyes: Preparing your woolly canvas
This post may contain affiliate links. If you click on a link and buy a product we may earn a commission. Thanks. ************No matter how good your natural dyes are, the colour will be impacted and changed by the natural fiber you choose to use. Natural wool is the main fiber of choice for natural dyers with its multitude ... Read More about Natural dyes: Preparing your woolly canvas