Tag Archives: dyeing
- 2nd March 2021
Club boxes
- 19th May 2019
Dyeing with Dock
Woollenmatters suggested a hashtag on Instagram to celebrate the humble dock as a dye plant. She had a lovely photo of four skeins ranging in colour from a rich yellow, through rust and tan and finally a dark brown. It …
- 1st May 2019
Wonderwool Wales
We’ve just come back from a blustery weekend at Wonderwool Wales.
- 5th March 2019
Cornus Midwinter Fire
The Cornus needed pruning and a quick Google search says that Dogwoods give a blue dye.
- 5th March 2019
Natural dyeing with Eucalyptus bark
Before I played with wool I grew plants for a living, there were a lot of hardy exotics in my life and I still occasionally spend the odd morning at the nursery talking about plant production and happened to notice …
- 7th May 2016
Greenfinch
I’ve been dyeing stock for our first ever show at Woolfest at the end of next month and I have a new yarn base to play with. It’s a lovely springy South American merino 4 ply, very soft but still …