Focus - natural fibers, naturally colored and naturally hand-dyed. Specialty - researching and weaving with the wools of primitive, rare, and threatened British sheep breeds.
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3 Replies to “More Bamboo!”
Oh those are lovely, Margaret! They looks so soft!
Beautiful colors!
I know you use all natural dyes but how do you get such vivid pinks and purples from nature?
Cochineal, cochineal overdyed with indigo, and logwood purple are responsible. I do think the bamboo is a perfect fiber to absorb the dyes so the coloring is brilliant! The scarf on the right also has some logwood grey that became a stunning silvery grey.
Oh those are lovely, Margaret! They looks so soft!
Beautiful colors!
I know you use all natural dyes but how do you get such vivid pinks and purples from nature?
Cochineal, cochineal overdyed with indigo, and logwood purple are responsible. I do think the bamboo is a perfect fiber to absorb the dyes so the coloring is brilliant! The scarf on the right also has some logwood grey that became a stunning silvery grey.