Tag Archives: colours from the compost heap
- 18th August 2020
Summer Dyeing
I'm trying out a new sock base, a GOTS certified, superwash organic merino. As I only had a few skeins I thought I'd try a few different dyes, all the skeins were pre-treated with 7% alum and I picked a …
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- 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 …
