RFD Linen squares
RFD = ready for dyeing It was quite handy to have a stash of precut, prescoured, pre-soyatreated, cured linen squares. When the urge to dye strikes, I can just grab one and throw it...
Category: eco dyeing
Avocado dye
After a lot of procrastination, it finally became time to dye with all the avocado skins and pits I’ve been saving up for the past six months or so. Need the freezer space. I...
Concertina into dyepot
This is a large project from India Flint’s course “being (t)here 2021.” The project’s official name is the nomad’s notebook. I enjoyed plucking bits of plants here and there and assembling the bundle. However,...
Red Onionskin and Lady’s Mantle
I learned on Instagram that Lady’s Mantle will yield dye. So I cut a large bunch from the front of the house and made an extract with it. I still have a few squares...
Onion skin printing
Eco-printing occurs in its own time. Usually, it feels like too much to undertake. Then suddenly, it is fine, easy and fun. I’ve been saving onion skins in a bag near the kitchen counter....
Last tannin bath
I really love the way these garments look when laid out in the vernal pools in the preserve behind the house. I retrieved them this morning. There were other people in the woods, but...
Preparing for dye
Dyeing projects continue. I am interested in using soy milk as a plant-based alternative mordant. I think the soybeans I have were homegrown! The recipe I follow just takes 1/2 cup of beans, soaked...