This is another method for making an Indigo Fructose Dye Vat that I developed using ideas from Michel Garcia’s 1-2-3 Indigo vat and J.N. Liles Indigo dye recipes – using Calcium Oxide […]
Indigo Fructose Dye Vat
Paivi Suomi
Indigo Dye Cakes
Natural Indigo can be purchased as a ground powder or in cake form that needs to be ground into a fine powder before using. There are a few methods on how this […]
Woolen Worsted Spinning
Several years ago, I had the great fortune to learn to spin. I took an intensive 12 week Handspinning course, taught by Judith MacKenzie, through the Kootenay School of the Arts.
Finnish Rya Rugs
Finnish Rya Rugs Finnish Textiles – Rya Rugs Here are a few examples of vintage Finnish rya rugs. The pile for a rya rug or tapestry is woven or sewn onto a […]
Raanu Samples
Raanu weavings use a cotton warp and a wool weft. The wool weft yarns are generally quite fine and many colours are used to create the complex designs of this weft-faced rep […]
Takana
FI – TäkänäHere are some examples of Finnish weaving techniques of Double weave Pickup and Täkänä.
