Dyeing with woad
Today I dyed with the woad I grew this summer. It had grown happily in a recycling bin, munched on by some cabbage butterfly caterpillars. To start I put a Read More …
Author: Judy
A dye garden
Last year I planted seeds of woad, weld and dyer’s coreopsis but none of them germinated. I have no idea why. This year I decided to try again with last Read More …
Dogs and Cats
Over the winter I did a couple of custom spinning orders. The first job was spinning the fur of a lovely Sheltie called Maggie. I had the honour of meeting Maggie Read More …
Natural dyeing
Summer is the time for natural dyeing. This is dyeing, not with commercial dyes, but with materials I can find around where I live such as flowers or lichen. It’s always Read More …
Shearing day
Today was shearing day at my friend Robin’s farm, Elderberry Farm. She has an assortment of sheep: Polwarth, Shetland, Jacob, Shropshire (and crosses) and two guard llamas Hamish and Joy. Read More …
Spinning with Basil
Basil the handsome tabby cat came to me with an attitude. He had definite opinions about other cats, especially intact males, although he himself was neutered. After a few months Read More …
Fleece from Greece
I have a long lost cousin who lives in Greece. Maggi is my third cousin and she is a gardener by trade, creating gorgeous living works of art in the Read More …
A vist to the Canadian Co-operative Woolgrowers
I am fortunate to live close to the Canadian Co-operative Woolgrowers in Carleton Place, Ontario. A few times a year I make the short drive to the co-op to pick Read More …
Bluefaced Leicester
Bluefaced Leicester is one of the breeds of wool that many beginner spinners start with. Colourful hand dyed braids of combed BFL top beckon us at fibre festivals, inviting us Read More …