Color as it translates, top to bottom, inside and out, primary to hip, I am immersed!I am posting a few photos and have learned that what I thought would work before may be even more effective in new ways! Natural dyeing has never been an exact science and this week...
I have arrived in Seattle; left the east coast at 5:30 AM and had a 3 hour delay in Charlotte due to a number of mechanical problems on the airplane but arrived at the Earthues studio at 4:30PM, enjoyed a few hours of socializing with the group attending this week and...
I am leaving today for Seattle to spend the week at the Earthues studio for the annual invitational, delving into more natural dyeing concepts, color theory, color trends and a complete immersion in Earthues world, both in Seattle and beyond. I am completely...
And on to shed number three! Jack had lots of assistance for this one as the sheep were using this pasture when he built the addition. At first they jumped and ran every time he made a move, but by the time the walls were up the sheep were lying around like it was old...
With the addition of 6 more lambs last year our summer pasture sheds were standing room only so Jack added extensions to each of the three. When he first built them they were for 2 sheep, then he added a second half to accomodate 9 sheep and now the extra room works...
Second cut haying is right on time. We got our first cut Memorial Day and the call to get second cut came Sunday afternoon. The sky threatened our plans all day with big gray clouds and it was pretty cool so the hay had to sit before baling til about 3:30, but we...
We have jumped into summer this week with both feet. We are on day three of temps in the high 80's to 90's with the dewpoint well into the mid 60's. Yuk! By now you know I am a fan of cool to cold temps. It probably is because farming in this kind of weather is much...
I was in Jamaica again, yes, Jamaica, VT last weekend, teaching another group of gals how to dye with indigo. We all met at www.margiesmuse.com/ and set up on the front lawn. It was a gorgeous morning, quite crisp with lots of sun. Around noontime a woman came across...
Last Saturday I traveled to CT to teach the Yankee Fiber Friends guild how to dye with indigo. There were 12 participants, a fantastic pot luck lunch, torrential rains, thunder and lightning, lots of laughter and some fabulous blues! Indigo blues, that is. Thank you...
One of my dye customers, Barb, sent these pictures showing how she uses natural dyes to create garments for her husband Marvin. He is involved in historical trekking which involves hunting, camping and hiking in pre-revolutionary era clothing and accouterments...
