Natural Dyes in Winter

Natural Dyes in Winter

My intention of getting back into natural dyeing in 2025, has got off to a good start! Whilst I may not have thought of January as being a good time for collecting dye plants, when I was living in the Orkney islands, here on the East Coast of Scotland, I haven’t...
My Work with Natural Dyes 2021

My Work with Natural Dyes 2021

I have been continuing to work with natural dyes this year, building on what I learned in late 2020. A lot of these dyes have been used on raffia for my basketry, but I have also been trying to keep track of my results on some quiltmakers cotton, so that I can, over...