Blogs about: Natural Dyeing
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My new Etsy store is in progress...but open!
I’m so excited to finally get my Etsy shop opened. Here’s a sneak peek at some of the yarn I have in the store. More to come! Color ranges from yellow to gold I started with the project … more →
Bella Vita Farm & Fiber
Done!
Hrist wrote 1 day ago: Yay! The semester is over! Well, I have two more classes to go to this week, but the primary thing … more →
Thockies, i
Naomi wrote 2 days ago: Recently, I bought some lovely vegetable dyed Finn sheep yarn from Leena Riihelä in Finland; her com … more →
The Heritage debate - Round 2!
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devonfinefibres wrote 1 week ago: This topic has, as always when your Blog readers are a lively intelligent bunch, thrown up some ver … more →
silk shirt
fauve wrote 1 week ago: this was my first attempt using the hot bundle method of plant dyeing – i was impatient and un … more →
Cold water natural Dyeing
madpam wrote 1 week ago: Well, in my attempt to be even greener and cheaper I have now started experimenting with leaving the … more →
Natural dyeing with eucalyptus bark.
madpam wrote 3 weeks ago: My spinning carries on in the background. I have bought a wheel and keep practising. I have finally … more →
Florida Buttercup Meets GC Ewe
dancingwoolymasters wrote 3 weeks ago: This dye job was a complete surprise. About a month ago, the fields were just full of masses of a ta … more →
natural dyes...
soulatplay wrote 3 weeks ago: I love colouring my own fabric & thread… and to that end I’ve even got plants growin … more →
Acorns Are the New Brown
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thespunmonkey wrote 1 month ago: As promised: A tutorial! Disclaimer: This is a sloppy tutorial. I only measure when I absolutely hav … more →
Dyeing with Eucalyptus
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devonfinefibres wrote 1 month ago: I’ve been inspired by my Eucalyptus Gunnii trees here on the farm to try dyeing some of my cas … more →
Suprising Experiments with Cochineal
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sweetfernstudio wrote 1 month ago: Pictured above are some of the scarves I dyed in my first cochineal dyebath. I was expecting maybe r … more →
Photographing our work
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devonfinefibres wrote 2 months ago: I had a wonderful series of photographs sent to me recently by a German friend who lives in Portugal … more →
Our Ageing Crafts
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devonfinefibres wrote 2 months ago: I spent all day at our Journal Committee meeting near Bristol yesterday. It is always an interesting … more →
Cochineal, Color from Nature
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sweetfernstudio wrote 2 months ago: Pictured above in the small ceramic dish is the very exciting natural dye I recently acquired. I am … more →
The behinder I get...
dancingwoolymasters wrote 2 months ago: Roselle – aka Florida Cranberry This picture was taken exactly one month ago. I can’t se … more →
Indigo - Success!
fauve wrote 2 months ago: My first indigo success, no explosions, only beautiful fast colour. Indigo I now know requires immen … more →
Hello Fall, Goodbye Coreopsis
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dancingwoolymasters wrote 2 months ago: My stand of coreopsis was reduced to 3 or 4 spindly, hacked up plants around the terra cotta chicken … more →
New Project
Hrist wrote 2 months ago: I love my dyeing teacher. Since I’ve already taken the second year version of her class (and … more →
yesterdays felt & new batts for today
fauve wrote 2 months ago: Including the usual suspects – all from fleece and silks [peace/milk and soy] handdyed … more →
