While most things done “naturally” are considered safe, dyeing naturally is one that can quickly get into questionable and unsafe territory. If you stick to the basic ingredients for dyes, mordants and modifiers, you’ll be fine. For those who have problems with heavy metals or will be draining dye water into a septic tank, theContinue reading “Natural Dyeing at Home”
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A Day in the Life of a Fiber Artist
As a fiber artist I work with fiber in many forms. The “art” part is mostly in or from yarn but I like to do much of the processing leading up to yarn, not just the dyeing either. A day for me can look something like the following, depending on where I am in theContinue reading “A Day in the Life of a Fiber Artist”
Executing a Project Successfully
How many times have you been so excited to start a new project? I know I have. Especially when I just bought a new book, downloaded a pattern or received some great new yarn. That bug hits when I go stash diving for another skein for a current project and I have to exercise someContinue reading “Executing a Project Successfully”