Did you know that textiles dyed with plant dyes can be good for you?
As a part of my personal search for a healthier lifestyle, I am on an ongoing quest to learn more about natural plant dyes, their uses and how to achieve the range of colours that plant dyes can produce.… Read more...
Tag: natural dyes
Flame of the Forest Dye
Flame of the Forest Natural Plant Dye
Butea monosperma
for 100 grams of fibre
20 grams Flame of the Forest Dye Powder
Apple Leaf Dye
We planted an espalier apple tree 2 years ago when we moved to our new property. This year we had our first successful apple crop.… Read more...
Raanu
A Raanu rug was traditionally a flat weave weft faced handwoven wall hanging that was sometimes also used as a bed covering.… Read more...
Hazards of Loom Dust
My studio is filled with weaving looms of many sizes ranging from large floor looms, to 4 shaft table looms, band looms and inkle looms.… Read more...
Woad Vat
The frosts are coming so it was time to cut back all of my Woad and Japanese Indigo plants. I harvested about 800 grams of fresh leaves from about 10 woad plants and about 250 grams of fresh leaves from the Japanese Indigo plants.… Read more...