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Learn How to Grow, Harvest, and Dye Wool With Plants From My Garden. Simple tips for people looking to dye with natural dyes, and dye more sustainably.
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I’m Hooked!
Memories of last simmer. I can’t wait to do it all over again. That is all. Now back to Christmas holiday preparations. Cheers Keli
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Purification – Pure As Can Be!
You might not be aware of this but I add a drop of essential oil to my water when I rinse my hand dyed fibre and yarn. I often use Lavender essential oil but I also use a blend called Purification as well. It is the only essential oil that really takes any unpleasant odor … Continue reading “Purification – Pure As Can Be!”
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Did You See These Mini skeins?
It’s so much fun to experiment with natural dyes! Now I’d like to share my experiments with you. You will receive four mini skein sets or fibre bits from my experiments dyeing with natural dyes each month. Polwarth, Cheviot or Bluefaced Leicester will be the fibre of choice. It is a certified organic super wash … Continue reading “Did You See These Mini skeins?”
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Dye Kits Are Available!
Embrace a touch of last summer. I have kits available that will supply you with mordanted fingering weight yarn (3 25g mini skeins) and 10g of dried flowers (from my garden) to dye your first skeins of yarn.The steps outlined in the kit are very simple. It’s as simple as 1,2,3. You provide the glass … Continue reading “Dye Kits Are Available!”
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Dyeing Silk With Walnuts
While I was dyeing some cheviot with dye from walnuts I decided to throw a few silk hankies in to the dye bath too. Modifiers I used were cream of tartar, iron, citric acid, and soda ash to get the different colours. I have to say I am pleased with all the colours. Here are … Continue reading “Dyeing Silk With Walnuts”
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You have watched me grow flowers all summer and soon you’ll be able to dye with those flowers.
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