fibers.and.craftsApr 2
Today I prepared my first dyeing project of 2026: a bundle dye on a wool-/linen-blend with plant material from last summer (dyer's chamomile, red onion peels, Hopi sunflower seeds and walnut leaves). As always I am so excited for the result!

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Crafty Gardener NZDec 4

In this week's gardening blog post I ordered soapwort, and a bunch of other natural dye plants, from Kahikatea Farm. I plan to do a lot of natural dyeing this summer...

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fibers.and.craftsJul 11, 2025
And I also dyed some sheep fluff this week that I want to prepare for spinning soon, maybe even within tour de fleece. The yellow wool is dyed with green from my homegrown carrots and the brown wool I dyed with some walnut husks that I found in a nearby park.

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fibers.and.craftsJun 29, 2025
Couldn't wait to start another two solar dye jars filled with white and gray sock yarn from my stash and some of the sheep wool that I originally got for mulching my garden.
Today I went for a walk through an urban forest and my garden to forage some plant material. I even found felled birch trees to get some bark from and now I am so excited for the outcome. But patience is the key!

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fibers.and.craftsJun 26, 2025
Tadaaa, here are my first two solar dyed skeins! I couldn't be happier with the results, especially the skein on the right I am in love with. Look at the variety of soft tones!
But I also realized that I want to use madder with other colours (maybe walnut leaves?), for me it doesn't really fit in this colour scheme.
Needless to say that I am absolutely hooked now and already prepared more solar dyeing shenanigans.

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fibers.and.craftsJun 26, 2025
Progress on the solar dyeing after 14 very sunny and hot days.
As there hasn't been so much progress anymore, I decided to open the mason jar yesterday on day 15. Stay tuned for the results! I was surprised by the outcome!

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Ms. Que BanhJun 23, 2025

Come & join me & River (organizer/facilitator) for another fun creative workshop in August! At #WellandCommunityOrchard in #Saanich #VictoriaBC.

1st #NaturalDyeing in the Orchard workshop!

Learn how to use locally grown #flowers to #create beautiful patterns on fabric, and create your own flower pounded tote bag to take home.

Welland Legacy Park & Community Orchard
1215 Stancil Lane
Sunday, August 24 · 10am - 12pm.

Free for seniors. By donation for marginalized folks. Regular pricing for all others. All supplies are included.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/printmaking-in-the-orchard-tickets-1131210112899?aff=ebdssbehomepeforyou&keep_tld=1

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Printmaking in the Orchard

Learn a variety of printmaking making techniques including collagraph and lino cut and use them to print your own tote bag!

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fibers.and.craftsJun 18, 2025
The solar dyeing after 7 days. It's been hot and sunny the past days so there was a lot of progress in the jar. Isn't it fascinating and beautiful? I can't wait to open it - maybe already next week?

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fibers.and.craftsJun 10, 2025
Yarn pasta? Nope, my first approach to solar dyeing. I put leftovers of madder and logwood in it and added a few flowers and bark. I am so excited!

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ArchaeoWeaverMay 22, 2025

The wool has been sitting in the colouring broth the whole day. I finally took it out, rinsed it and hung it out to dry. I am pretty pleased with the colour. Most probably it will lighten a bit when dry, but it is an even and luscius yellow.

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