Natural Indigo dye has a unique color that cannot be matched by synthetic means. While the indigo molecule itself has been created in a lab, there is more than just indigo in the natural indigo dye. ... Read More about The Woad to a Sustainable Blue Part Eight: The Color of Woad
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Christmas Mittens: Chocolate Shortbread Cookies
This post may contain affiliate links. If you click on a link and buy a product we may earn a commission. Thanks. ************This time of year offers the perfect excuse to bake cookies, sometimes for quick and easy DIY gifts, sometimes to be festive, and sometimes because chocolate is an excuse for anything (at least for ... Read More about Christmas Mittens: Chocolate Shortbread Cookies
Nine Up-cycled, Sustainable, and Reusable Christmas Giftwrap Ideas
This post may contain affiliate links. If you click on a link and buy a product we may earn a commission. Thanks. ************At this time of year, gift giving is rampant and most homes will have a pile of gifts, gradually growing, hanging around somewhere. It may be under a tree, it may be hidden in a closet, but no matter ... Read More about Nine Up-cycled, Sustainable, and Reusable Christmas Giftwrap Ideas
The Woad to a Sustainable Blue Part Seven: Using Woad Dyed Material
This post may contain affiliate links. If you click on a link and buy a product we may earn a commission. Thanks. ************While woad is often associated with blue and indigo, those are not the only colors achievable from the woad plant. An entire rainbow of colors can be dyed using just the woad plant, with the happy ... Read More about The Woad to a Sustainable Blue Part Seven: Using Woad Dyed Material
Saori Weaving Tutorial: Weaving a Scarf With Saori Techniques
This post may contain affiliate links. If you click on a link and buy a product we may earn a commission. Thanks. ************So, your loom is warped and ready. If it’s not warped, duck over to the post earlier this week, about warping your rigid heddle loom, and warp up. Once you are warped, and have the warp beamed on the ... Read More about Saori Weaving Tutorial: Weaving a Scarf With Saori Techniques
Saori Weaving Tutorial: Warping a Rigid Heddle Loom
This post may contain affiliate links. If you click on a link and buy a product we may earn a commission. Thanks. ************Saori weaving is a fun and unique technique that focuses on being creative in the weft of your weaving. The technique is free-form, and lots of fun, as well as being a surprisingly quick technique to ... Read More about Saori Weaving Tutorial: Warping a Rigid Heddle Loom