
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 year’s seeds. To my surprise and joy, everything has started Read More …
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 year’s seeds. To my surprise and joy, everything has started Read More …
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 interesting to try new plants and see if I can Read More …