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Read more about the article you get to change your mind

you get to change your mind

I started going grey when I was 35. And I've loved it, embraced it, and at times hated it.Really the degree to which I've disliked it or liked it always…

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Read more about the article Dyeing with Avocado Pits, Walnuts and Osage Orange Wood Chips

Dyeing with Avocado Pits, Walnuts and Osage Orange Wood Chips

osage orange, walnut and avocadotrying on my wool yarn - dyed with onion skins, avocado and osage orangeLinen - thrown in to exhaust the dye!My dye "studio"!Osage Orange I had…

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Read more about the article Natural Dyeing with Osage Orange
Various shades of yellow with osage orange due

Natural Dyeing with Osage Orange

various shades of yellow, using Osage Orange natural dye, on cotton and linen This week, I finally got my hands dirty!  I got out those Osage Orange (natural dye from…

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Read more about the article Surface Design Exploration
My final repeating pattern

Surface Design Exploration

Final skirt - hand carved, repeating block print over subtle shibori natural dye I'm a maker.  It's in my soul.  Making gives my everyday life deeper meaning.  While I love…

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Read more about the article Natural Dye Notes – Onion Skins, Cochineal and Logwood
Dyed in onion skins. Still wet, the dried garments were several shades lighter.

Natural Dye Notes – Onion Skins, Cochineal and Logwood

I've been dabbling in natural dyes for a couple of years...not consistently or often, but on occasion.  At first I wasn't hooked. That's not really true, I love the concept...taking…

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