natural dyeing
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Flax is harvested!
Exactly 31 days after the first bloom ☺️. The flowers were so pretty in the morning sunlight and I can’t wait to plant more next year. Not sure my neighbors would approve of the whole yard eventually being just flax, but gosh would I love it. Also started my own first indigo vat! I used Continue reading
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Flax time
I’ve dedicated a whole 16 square foot plot for just flax and planted it last Friday. It looks like just maybe several seeds are starting to germinate, so here’s hoping I have a good crop to harvest this year! I’ve not really been finishing any projects these past months, though I have picked up Chinese Continue reading
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Finally, a day to pause
I’ve been a busy little bee these past two weeks. First I worked several days in a row, then I took some time to celebrate Lunar New Year (新年快乐 , belated!), then I flew up to Baltimore for a conference (which was amazing), and then yesterday I drove to Knoxville to take a basket weaving Continue reading
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Recent activities
I’ve been busy lately. Learned a really good milk bread recipe: Been taking Alice to the vet — all is well now, she had some skin issues but they are clearing up and I don’t have to put her in a car again for another year, hooray! Found some I think buffle head duck feathers Continue reading
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New year, same me
This year I have goals-my self imposed spring semester starts later this month, but for the year, I have two big ones: In the meantime I am going to make All The Things I can. Pics of some recent activities ahead: Continue reading
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Today I failed to catch a cat
There is a second kitten living by the dumpster at my library, and as the resident cat catcher I set up the trap this morning. The last time it took barely two hours, but this one is either clever or went somewhere else last night, since it didn’t show up all day. I changed out Continue reading
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Finished yarn and other dalliances
I finished my yarn and emptied my bobbins! I even started spinning my flax and knitting socks. And then I got distracted. I’ve been reading much more lately, and also the dress I wanted to put off making until spring kept calling me like a siren, so I’ve been doing those things for a few Continue reading
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Ecoprinting with friends
This past weekend I had some friends over to do eco printing! I’m doing a program at my library in September and had only done it the once, so this was also the first test run for me. To set up, I had one pot (my biggest one) for steaming, one pot with water and Continue reading
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I spent a week at the John C. Campbell Folk School
I took a class on cultivating and using natural dyes this week and wow! I don’t have words for what an experience this was. I got to meet some lovely, creative, kind, talented people, learn from an extremely knowledgeable teacher, and I returned home with newfound confidence and skills. The campus is absolutely divine. It Continue reading
About Me
I am an avid learner of things, maker of clothes (mostly), herder of cats, and hugger of sheep. I’m just trying to eke out a humble little existence in this delightfully weird wide world. Feel free to come along for the ride.
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