Category Archives: Natural dyeing

More systematic natural dyeing

Posted on September 27, 2016 by Margaret Ford

    I am still going through Eco Colour by India Flint, finding I am open to so much more of her advice now that I have done a bit of bundling.This time I chose to look at two possible … Continue reading →

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Natural and Local Dyeing

Posted on September 25, 2016 by Margaret Ford

The recent WAFTA (www.wafta.com.au) workshop given by Jane Flower (https://foliosandfibre.wordpress.com) revitalised my interest in dyeing with locally available plants.  I was lucky enough to be the facilitator for the workshop (not participating, just helping) and to have Jane stay with … Continue reading →

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Plant Dyeing Again

Posted on June 2, 2016 by Margaret Ford

Well, fellow MELD member Louise Wells has  said that if I’m on a good thing I should stick to it. So here goes with my record of the latest natural dyeing efforts. f Might take break now while I think … Continue reading →

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More plant dyeing

Posted on June 1, 2016 by Margaret Ford

This a post that is more for documenting my experiments of today than to arouse responses like “Oh, gorgeous” or “You are so clever!”. When “you’re on a good thing , stick to it”, comes to mind. I had  a … Continue reading →

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Margaret or Monet?

Posted on May 28, 2016 by Margaret Ford

I had a lovely day with friends here yesterday.  It was like a group studio with Liz in the laundry dyeing yarn with fibre reactive dyes; Louise at the table designing  an entry into a brooch exhibition; and Julie outside … Continue reading →

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Eco-dyeing with Jane Flower

Posted on May 14, 2016 by Margaret Ford

When I met Jane Flower (https://foliosandfibre.wordpress.com) at the Craft and Quilt Fair in May last year I thought her fabrics were exquisite.  So much crisper and more intense than anything I had managed to produce on a piece of silk. … Continue reading →

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Dill dyeing in a jar

Posted on December 30, 2015 by Margaret Ford

It is almost always time to prune the dill.  It’s rampant.  So at this last trimming time, early in November, I stuffed a handful of the tiny leaves into a small jar with a small piece of silk and tap … Continue reading →

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More rhubarb

Posted on December 1, 2015 by Margaret Ford

Just a quick post to show how pre-soaking casuarina leaved in iron water affected their colour on the fine wool. I used the same materials and the same folds, simmering for the same period.  This piece with the spiky shook … Continue reading →

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Rhubarb

Posted on November 26, 2015 by Margaret Ford

My friend Anne W made a special trip to my house to deliver some rhubarb leaves as she knew I was interested in trying them for dyeing. India Flint in her book Eco Colour says rhubarb leaves are both a mordant … Continue reading →

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Steaming with silver dollar leaves

Posted on September 2, 2015 by Margaret Ford

      This time last week I was at Julie’s with all the various dye pots still going and the steamer on.  My mother had carefully dried the smallish silver dollar leaves from a bouquet I’d given her and … Continue reading →

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