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Woad & Salt. An Experiment in Home Grown Dye.

Woad & Salt. An Experiment in Home Grown Dye.

First year Woad plants coming up. Woad (Isatis tinctoria).  is a flowering biennial in the mustard family Brassicaceae. It was cultivated for centuries as a medicinal  herb and source of blue dye.  Woad...

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Woad & Salt. An Experiment in Home Grown Dye.

First year Woad plants coming up. Woad (Isatis tinctoria).  is a flowering biennial in the mustard family Brassicaceae. It was cultivated for centuries as a medicinal  herb and source of blue dye.  Woad...

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Dyeing with Golden Rod

Dyeing with Golden Rod

  I live in Southern Ontario, where Golden Rod ( solidago sp) grows wild everywhere! Is a striking plant that can grown up to 150cm ( 59 inches). Native to...

Dyeing with Golden Rod

  I live in Southern Ontario, where Golden Rod ( solidago sp) grows wild everywhere! Is a striking plant that can grown up to 150cm ( 59 inches). Native to...

Printing with Leaves

Printing with Leaves

Designing fabrics with nothing but leaves, is something magical!  I still have the same excited curiosity whenever I print any leaves!  Some leaves I know well and have printed with...

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Printing with Leaves

Designing fabrics with nothing but leaves, is something magical!  I still have the same excited curiosity whenever I print any leaves!  Some leaves I know well and have printed with...

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green black walnuts in a pile sitting on a wooden table.

Dyeing hemp with Black Walnuts.

Where I live in Southern Ontario, we have an abundance of Black Walnut Trees (Juglans nigra). Every fall, anywhere you walk you are bound to come across squirrels collecting, and dropping...

Dyeing hemp with Black Walnuts.

Where I live in Southern Ontario, we have an abundance of Black Walnut Trees (Juglans nigra). Every fall, anywhere you walk you are bound to come across squirrels collecting, and dropping...

Dyeing with Pine Cones

Dyeing with Pine Cones

 As Spring arrives, I am slowly running out of saved plant material to dye with from the summer and fall.  As the snow was melting in Southern Ontario, all the...

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Dyeing with Pine Cones

 As Spring arrives, I am slowly running out of saved plant material to dye with from the summer and fall.  As the snow was melting in Southern Ontario, all the...

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Who, What, Where

Who, What, Where

Welcome to my little space of writings. My name is Julia and I am the creator behind this site and all its contents. Ive decided to try my hand at...

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Who, What, Where

Welcome to my little space of writings. My name is Julia and I am the creator behind this site and all its contents. Ive decided to try my hand at...

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