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Natural Dyes at the Rondout Valley Common Ground Celebration!
Sunday October 14th an amazing and much-appreciated event is taking place in Stone Ridge, New York and I am excited to be teaching an introduction to natural dyes class at two different time slots...
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Plant Dyes Workshop Photos and Recipes!
Is there a greater way to celebrate the autumn than spending an afternoon in my backyard, along the Wallkill River cooking up natural dyes with a group of wonderful women? Definitely not! Luckily this...
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5 Tips for Getting Started with Natural Dyes
At first glance, the world of dyeing with natural substances may seem overwhelming. With the immense scope of possibilities for dyes, various processes included, and the fact that this is not a clear...
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Re-Thinking Food ‘Waste’
Have you ever marveled at the rich color of the dark blue water that is left over after soaking black beans? Or wondered if some of the food waste that ends up in trash cans and compost can be re-used...
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Natural Dye Workshop at Farm Fest 2013 on the SUNY New Paltz Campus
FARM FEST 2013 IS APPROACHING FAST Spring is here! Although I am stuck at home with a flat tire, I’m pretty sure there is not better place on this earth I could be right now. Hawks are circling in the...
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How to plan a natural dye garden
A FIRST TIME GARDENER The title says it all. I realized as I set out to plan and create a natural dye garden this winter that I have never successfully grown a plant in my entire life other than the...
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Celebrate Stinging Nettles: A Recipe for Nettle Dye!
In honor of this year’s first annual Nettle Fest, being held at Lifebridge Foundation in Rosendale, NY this upcoming Saturday May 11th, I spent yesterday enjoying the beautiful sunny weather and...
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Indigo Fever: Japanese Indigo Dye Photos from Summer 2013
As I prepare for the new growing seasons, sow my natural dye seeds and research recipes it seems like the perfect time to share photos from my experiments with Japanese Indigo from last summer. It was...
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Fun With Mushroom Dyes
This past month I was lucky to be able to take a workshop on Mycopigments– or using mushrooms for dyes. If you want to schedule one for your town or learn anything about mushrooms for dye then go to...
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Experiments with Nettle Dye, Take Two
Last year I posted a recipe for making dye with Stinging Nettles. to check out that post click here. The dye bath from last year turned out to be a lovely, yet light color. I had harvested in the...
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Medicinal Colors: The Healing Colors of Plant Dyes
What does it mean to wear medicine? No matter where you live in the world we are all blessed with an abundance of local, beautiful, and vibrant dye plants. Whether they are growing wild or cultivated...
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Plant Dye Recipe and Tutorial: How to Make a Jewelweed Dye
This summer I am so happy to have finally experimented with a plant that I have been noticing, but not taking seriously, for several years: Jewelweed. This is truly an unsung hero of the plant dyes...
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This past month I was lucky to be able to take a workshop on Mycopigments– or using mushrooms for dyes. If you want to schedule one for your town or learn anything about mushrooms for dye then go to...
View ArticleExperiments with Nettle Dye, Take Two
Last year I posted a recipe for making dye with Stinging Nettles. to check out that post click here. The dye bath from last year turned out to be a lovely, yet light color. I had harvested in the late...
View ArticleThe Healing Colors of Plant Dyes
No matter where you live in the world we are all blessed with an abundance of local, beautiful, and vibrant dye plants. Whether they are growing wild or cultivated in gardens even the casual natural...
View ArticlePlant Dye Recipe and Tutorial: How to Make a Jewelweed Dye
How to make a plant dye with jewelweed in an easy to follow natural dye tutorial. The post Plant Dye Recipe and Tutorial: How to Make a Jewelweed Dye appeared first on .
View ArticleMarigolds, Sumac, and Black Walnuts: Plant Dye Workshop at the 2018 NYS Sheep...
Colors of Autumn: A Plant Dye Workshop Amongst the busy crowds of shoppers and fiber enthusiasts wearing their best hand kniy sweaters, despite the 70° October weather, a beautiful rainbow of colors...
View ArticleFun With Mushroom Dyes
This past month I was lucky to be able to take a workshop on Mycopigments– or using mushrooms for dyes. If you want to schedule one for your town or learn anything about mushrooms for dye then go to...
View ArticleExperiments with Nettle Dye, Take Two
Last year I posted a recipe for making dye with Stinging Nettles. to check out that post click here. The dye bath from last year turned out to be a lovely, yet light color. I had harvested in the late...
View ArticleThe Healing Colors of Plant Dyes
No matter where you live in the world we are all blessed with an abundance of local, beautiful, and vibrant dye plants. Whether they are growing wild or cultivated in gardens even the casual natural...
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