RURAL WEAVER

OK after weeks of collecting daffodils from our place I was ready to do some dyeing. Let me begin by saying that you will find as I go...

A cozy little miniature book.

Yesterday I celebrated the last day of winter using some of my felted wool sweater for a little pouch. Knowing I had to protect the wool...

A great way to weave and repurpose leather. Having made mini books and leather journals for a few years I have a stash of scraps of...

I really liked this sweater and still shrunk it on purpose. As you can see some little moths must have found it while it sat months in a...

A little late to the party myself but many artists have been doing this for quite some time. I finally decided to give it a go before the...

This California native plant turns to a beautiful rich red brown color as the summer wanes. The plant is drought resistant, has...

The vibrant purple of elderberries scream to be soaked up into textile fibers. I had worked with dried elderberries in a previous post...

If you’re doing any kind of fiber arts I’m sure you’ve been seeing t-shirt yarn. So easy and what a great way to use those tops that...

Seeing this chunky little bag full of deep purple dried berries I knew I need not look any further. However when I went to pay the bag...

Well I was pleasantly surprised! A small shop in town has a wall of jars filled with herbs teas, etc. Times as they are you can no longer...

Take advantage of the warm summer sun and an easygoing method of natural plant dyeing.

After admiring the work of Sarah C Swett and her A Field Guide to Needlework blog I was drawn to her post on four selvedge warping....

Feeling encouraged with the success of my avocado dye I moved on to Rosemary as I have a large bush in my yard. Scouring the internet...

So excited to share with you a super easy introduction to natural dyeing with cotton, wool blend and acrylic yarns. Welcome. Like many of...