Mint Fibre

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Mint Cellulose Fibre 2

Mint Infused Cellulose Fibre Natural Mint Infused Cellulose Roving Vegan fibre, flora fiber, top, spinning fibre Biodegradable cellulose fibre has been infused with natural mint leaves that give the fiber natural antibacterial […]

Hemp Fibre

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Hemp Strick

Hemp Fibre Hemp Top Roving Vegan Spinning Fiber Hemp is a bast fibre, that is similar to flax (linen) but a bit finer in texture. Hemp fibre can vary a lot in […]

Flax Fibre

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Dyed Flax

Flax Fibre Flax Linen Top Roving Vegan Spinning Fiber Flax or Linen is thought to be the oldest fibre used in the Western World with fabrics dating back to 10,000 BC. Flax […]

Banana Fibre

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Banana Spinning Fibre

Banana Spinning Fibre Natural Banana Viscose Top Roving Vegan Spinning Fiber The banana plant has been cultivated in Japan since the 13th Century for use in making fabrics and textiles. The tender […]

Milk Protein Fibre

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Milk Protein 2

Milk Protein Fibre Milk protein fibre is not strictly vegan, but vegetarian. Milk fibre was invented in the 1930’s and was called milk casein. The milk fibers were blended with wool with […]

Lichen Dyes: Xanthoria

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Xanthoria Lichen

Lichen Dyes: Xanthoria After a particularly windy night, I took a short walk along the Canal near our house. The wind had knocked down a lot of tree branches that were covered […]

Fungi Dye Sarcodon

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Sarcodon Fungi 2

Fungi Dye: Sarcodon inbricatus A few weeks ago, I discovered what looked like Sarcodon imbricatus (that grow under pine trees) or Sarcodon Squamosus (that grow under spruce trees) fungi growing amongst the […]

Dyeing with Logwood

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Logwood Dyed Tote Bag

Dyeing Plant Fibres with Logwood Logwood or Haematoxylon Campechianum comes from the heartwood of the logwood trees that grow in Mexico and Central and South America. Logwood can produce rich deep aubergine […]