Today I'm going to share three different ways you can use Japanese Indigo leaves that have been freshly picked. I'm super excited to have both a video tutorial, and a ton of info in this post to offer you in your own journey to making a gorgeous range of mermaid blues!Japanese indigo dyed hands with Japanese indigo in my gardenI didn’t immediately love the deep navy blues of indigo dyeing when I first learned about it. When I watched the process of indigo vat dyeing I wished I could preserve th
Blogi kasvivärjäyksestä, sienivärjäyksestä ja värikasveista. My blog is about natural dyeing with plants and mushrooms
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Learn the fun and satisfying art of ice dyeing. Our comprehensive blog post takes you step-by-step through the process of creating colorful garments and fabric.
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Date: 1590–1610. Culture: British. Medium: Linen worked with silk and metal thread, spangles; stem, back, plaited braid, knots, and detached buttonhole st...
Edo katazome Indigo dye cotton sashiko noragi...
Hemp production and indigo dyeing are still practised by the Black Hmong around Sapa in North Vietnam , as well as the beautiful embro...
Explore the fascinating history of natural dyes and the physics and chemistry behind creating beautiful colors on fabrics like indigo. Discover the ancient art of dye making.
A video by The Yarn Wench demonstrating how to create a three ply yarn.
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Making your own ink is not complicated and writing with a traditional quill is lots of fun. Time to polish up your calligraphy skills and write some letters.
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We offer a variety of silk, cotton, and linen thread for handsewing in various weights and colors.
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One of my favorite things we saw during our trip to Iceland was the Njálurefilinn (Njal’s saga tapestry) project at the Icelandic Saga Centre in Hvolsvöllur, Iceland. Started in 2013 by two local...
From nettles to cashmere - traditional natural fibres from animals and plants for weaving, spinning and dyeing, and period re-enactors; includes sheep wool, cashmere, angora and alpaca fibre, silk and cotton, nettle, flax and hemp, amongst others, in historical context.
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We specialise in hand-dyeing natural luxury yarns and believe that our customers deserve the best that money can buy. Our range includes Silk, Kid Mohair, Alpaca, Merino and Blue Faced Leicester British wool which comes from certified British flocks and is spun, then dyed by us here in the UK. We only use historical plant dyes, which are safer for the enviroment and kinder to your skin.
