Category Archives: Natural dyeing

I’m in a dyeing mood, so I’ll just get those four ancient purple carrots out of the crisper.  And that pile of brown onion skins from the slow cooked lamb shanks of last night.  Oh, and the slab of frozen … Continue reading →

I took some dark red lilies to my friend Liz’ place a few weeks ago.  Liz returned them to me once they’d died.  She’d torn them up, complete with their yellow stamens, and wrapped them tightly in a piece of … Continue reading →

Yesterday I decided to do my well overdue “Animal Vegetable and Mineral” challenge for Designing Women (see previous blog). As is won’t to happen, the day went awry.  In fact it wrote another chapter in my coming of age as … Continue reading →

I belong to a group of creative West Australian women called Designing Women. Their blog is http://designing-women-wa.blogspot.com.au At yesterday’s monthly meeting we had a retrospective of her work from Rae.  It was very absorbing and I was particularly taken with her … Continue reading →

Well, that’s misleading.  It’s not a finale.  I’ll definitely be doing more…. But today was the last day of the two day WAFTA workshop on Mud Cloth with Judy Dominic. (http://www.judydominic.com/mudcloth.html)  Judy taught us a lot.  She also frankly shared … Continue reading →

You know I’m interested in natural dyeing and that my favourite textile palette is “neutrals”, much to the distress of relatives who love brighter colour! Well, today I had the chance to explore another form of “natural” dyeing.  Mud Cloth, … Continue reading →

I just felt like dyeing some fabric!  I found a largish quantity of frozen avocado pips in my freeze, boiled them up in water and then blitzed them in a food processor until a paste formed.   Frozen avocado pips … Continue reading →

  After an hour in the oven in foil at 175 deg F, I took it out.  I’m now very happy with the “forest floor” look .