Connections
This is my scribble cloth, that I used to test a few calligraphy pens with the soymilk-based pigment paint. Looks messy, and like something I wouldn’t want to show anyone. Then as I was...
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Not knowing, but learning
I haven’t felt like blogging for a week. Every day, I say, I’ll post today. Then I don’t. Who knows what that’s about. I’m getting used to not having to find a reason for...
Consolation cloths
I canceled our solstice party today. I was really geared up for it, crossing off to-do lists, cleaning house, soup and bread in progress. But it was getting far too complicated due to Covid....
Late summer dyeing
My blogs were down for awhile. I changed something that had a drastic effect and it has taken awhile to get back to posting. My gardening blog is still not working right, in fact....
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...
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...
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...