Dyeing with Lac
This week I was experimenting with dyeing with lac. So far, all the natural dyes I’ve used have been of plant origin. […]
This week I was experimenting with dyeing with lac. So far, all the natural dyes I’ve used have been of plant origin. […]
I have been wanting to add some other colours to my collection of natural dyed yarn, which is predominantly shades of yellow […]
One of the easiest natural dyes to use must surely be the good old humble onion skin! Maybe that’s why I put […]
Who doesn’t love the gorgeous shades of copper, red and gold of autumn beech leaves? I wanted to see if I could […]
I’d been wanting to try dyeing with alder cones for a while as I’d read you could get shades of dark grey […]
I was pleased with the results of my acorn dyeing so decided to try some oak leaves. In her book “Wild Color”, […]
Since the previous dyeing experiment with acorns was so happy I collected another batch (it’s been a fantastic year for acorns! The […]
It’s been what they call a “mast year” – a great year for acorns. When I went for a walk in the […]
My garden patch of dyer’s chamomile has produced so many flowers this year, I decided to use some more of them. I’d […]
Today I dyed 50g of Regia for Hand-Dye 4ply yarn with the flowers from some dyer’s chamomile (anthemis tinctoria) from the bottom […]