Last year while my Mom and I were dyeing with Western Jack o’ Lantern mushrooms (Omphalotus olivascens), I persuaded her … More
Tag: natural dye
How To Mordant: Alum
I created a video on how I mordant my wool before dyeing, and decided written instructions would make a nice … More
Natural Dye Basics: New Video Series
Some of my favorite memories from a difficult spring, early pandemic, were the weekly Skype calls between my Mom, brother … More
Summer Knit with Onion Skins
It was the quiet tick in the early morning that woke me from a restless sleep. A gentle reminder from … More
Black Hollyhock Dye
Black hollyhocks bewilder me. Each year I add more plants to my garden, amazed at their height, their voracious bloom … More
Natural Dye using Onion Skins
Onion skins are an ideal natural dye. This is one of those kitchen scrap dyes, like dyeing with avocado seeds. … More
Avocado Dye (with video!)
My freezer is littered with avocado pits. My husband, who organizes our small, family of five freezer, (no easy feat) … More
Natural Dye – Privet Berries
A considerate bird planted a privet bush against my fence a few years ago. This simple act created a food … More
Spring Yellow with Acacia Flowers
Raising boys into men isn’t easy. Expectations from them, their expectations of me, setting boundaries, upholding them against young stubbornness … More
Dyeing with Marigolds
Marigolds are one of the easiest flowers to experiment with due to accessibility and a simple dye process, yet here … More
