I used turmeric on calico, jute twine and my own handspun merino wool - see the process and results below!
x Granny Funk
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Saturday, May 14, 2011
Natural Dyeing Experiment No. 1!
Inspired by the amazing dye garden project I discovered on the New York Textile Arts Center's website (see it here - certainly worth a look!) I decided it was well time to try my hand at natural dyeing. Thanks to Kim Hall from the EtsyLabs for this video on simple natural dyeing.
I used turmeric on calico, jute twine and my own handspun merino wool - see the process and results below!
x Granny Funk
I used turmeric on calico, jute twine and my own handspun merino wool - see the process and results below!
x Granny Funk
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Looks nice Granny. Good work. I look forward to seeing your dye garden!
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that looks freaking amazing =D
ReplyDeleteThanks! Amazing what you can do with household spice, hey?
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