Some days are more magical than others and our last 2nd Monday gathering of weavers and like minded fiber addicts, was just such a one. In part every gathering is an explosive exchange of creative ideas and energy, riotous laughter and general mayhem as everyone tries to catch up with each others doings over the [...]
These are the beautiful results we achieved with our assorted natural dyestuff on silk scarves. The second picture has silk samples using (bottom left, clockwise): rose petal, red beet, and tansy/ willow/ elderberries/ red cabbage/ yellow onions/ sumac/ and cranberries.The gray/ black scarf was dyed with willow leaves and cooper wire. The lines are where [...]
We had the good fortune of having Michelle Workowski of the Nature of Things, do a natural dye class at Kindred Threads during the Driftless Studio Tour in November. The surprise element of natural dyeing is half the fun, the results are pretty unpredictable.We used damp silk scarves and laid out an assortment to natural [...]
