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Bloomin' all over and picking them too!1 comment

bellavitafarm wrote 1 week ago: The St. John’s Wort is in bloom and it’s blooming everywhere on my property, especially … more »

Tags: Dyeing, Plants, st johns wort, Wildflowers

ecollection magic - indigo - mudbatik - fashion highlights

mudbatik wrote 2 weeks ago: THE NATIONALITY/ETHNICITY OF BATIK: TRADITIONAL MUD-BATIK & NATURAL INDIGO —————— … more »

Tags: natural indigo, indigodye, indigowash, naturalindigo, organicindigo, traditional ecodye, mudbatik, mordants, blockprint

Wool related4 comments

red2white wrote 2 weeks ago: I have been carding the wool I dyed. First I tried hand carders, but it seemrf neverending plus I … more »

Tags: Felting, feltmaking, merino, Gorse, Madder, naturaly dyed, Silk, Whin, stinging nettle

Yellow in Scotland (part 2)10 comments

red2white wrote 4 weeks ago: continued from here Believe me or not I have been as excited (and impatient) as you to see this fini … more »

Tags: Felting, felted jacket, merino, wool

.................still felting......................3 comments

red2white wrote 1 month ago: Thank you very much to all of you for your encouragement! Uh, I need it when I see so much wool to b … more »

Tags: Felting

Knitting Tips: What Are "Sock Blanks"?4 comments

katknit wrote 1 month ago: Well, I never! Ya learn something new every day. Today over at Ravelry (I’m katknit there, too … more »

Tags: fiber arts, knitting, Tips, Socks

Yellow in Scotland (part 1)5 comments

red2white wrote 1 month ago: Right behind our house there is a field full of yellow dyeplants: dyer’s broom and gorse. But … more »

Tags: dyer's broom, Felting, Gorse, merino, prefelt, yellow

Wool Dyeing: Copper Penny Blue7 comments

katknit wrote 1 month ago: This dye substance is not a plant, but it would have been available in one form or other to many col … more »

Tags: History, fiber arts

Dyeing workshop1 comment

red2white wrote 1 month ago: Last week I had a rare opportunity to leave the girls with our mum and go to a natural dyeing worksh … more »

Tags: Scotland, wool, mordants, Daffodils

May Take it Further Challenge7 comments

red2white wrote 1 month ago: This month TIF has been a real challenge for me. Ever since I have started my blog I have been wonde … more »

Tags: Take It Further Challenge, Gorse, Madder, dyer's broom

Dyeing with madder3 comments

red2white wrote 1 month ago: Yesterday I had to quit my madder experiment. The dyebath started to ferment and I wasn’t sur … more »

Tags: Books, Madder

Summer-y in Scotland4 comments

red2white wrote 1 month ago: The last two weeks we had over our mum-in-law. We haven’ t seen each other for two years so th … more »

Tags: Sewing, Scotland, Madder, altering clothes

The Bagru Print’s

thebagruprint wrote 1 month ago: Hi All! Thebagruprint is unique name used for traditional, Natural, Hand made, wooden craved block p … more »

Tags: Bandhani, Block Printing, Hand Craved wood block print, Kalamkari Printing, Mud Dyeing, Natural Block Print, Natural Tie-dye, Bagru Print, Dabu Print

AHrgggH! Skyrocketing Airfares & August 11-14 Weaving & Natural Dyeing Workshop

ValleyGirl wrote 1 month ago: We just booked a round-trip on Continental through Houston directly to Oaxaca from August 9-18, and … more »

Tags: Oaxaca Mexico art and culture, Oaxaca rug weaving and natural dyes, Oaxaca travel, Teotitlan del Valle, Travel & Tourism, Textiles, Tapestries & Weaving, Workshops, Federico Chavez Sosa, Oaxaca weaving workshop

Natural Dyeing Report3 comments

red2white wrote 1 month ago: When I was about to buy my first batch of wool for feltmaking sometimes in March I went for the whit … more »

Tags: merino, Falkland, viscosis, Gorse, Red cabbage, dandelion, daffodil, mordants

preparations5 comments

red2white wrote 2 months ago: It is unusually sunny and warm up here in The Scottish Highlands and I am completely distracted from … more »

Tags: Felting

Cabbage Scarf, Take it Further Challenge April8 comments

red2white wrote 2 months ago:  The design concept for April TIF challenge is CHANGE. I have been thinking about it throughout the … more »

Tags: Take It Further Challenge, Felting, natural dyeing with cabbage, nylon fibre, Take it Further, wool

Fall 2008: Exhibitions, Weaving & Dyeing Workshops

ValleyGirl wrote 2 months ago: It will be a busy time for Eric Chavez and his sister Janet when they return to the U.S. in October … more »

Tags: Oaxaca Mexico art and culture, Oaxaca rug weaving and natural dyes, weaving, cochineal dyes, nc, Cloth Fiber Workshop Asheville, Snite Museum of Art Day of the Dead, University of Notre Dame Mexico exhibitions, Chatham Arts Council programs

New group on Ravelry - Plants to Dye For4 comments

bellavitafarm wrote 2 months ago: Ok, so I moved my blog over to WordPress and now Ravelry doesn’t have anything to show for the … more »

Tags: Dyeing, Natural