#foragedye

[saltweft-blog]

Today I'm making center-pull balls to get this yarn on the loom ASAP! * * * #yarn #merino #wool #naturaldye #foragedye #textiles #textile #textilearts #diy #dye #yarnporn #craft #crafts #crafting #fiber #fiberarts #fiberart (at Brooklyn, New York)

[saltweft-blog]

Today's drying line, right to left: one hank merino dyed with Queen Anne's Lace, five hanks merino and one hank cotton (the darker hank) dyed with blueberries. * * * * #dye #dyeing #natural #naturaldye #naturaldyeing #ecodyeing #biodyeing #forage #foraging #forager #foragedye #foragedyeing #textile #textilearts #fiberarts #yarn #wool #merino #cotton #blieberry #blueberries #queen #annes #lace #queenanneslace

[saltweft-blog]

Results from dyebath day 1. Left to right: 2 hanks merino dyed with blackberry leaves, 1 hank merino dyed with mint, 1 (large) hank cotton dyed with blackberry leaves, 2 hanks merino dyed with rose hips. * * #naturaldyeing #naturaldye #ecodyeing #ecodye #biodye #biodyeing #foragedye #foragedyeing #forage #forager #foraging #blackberry #mint #rosehips #wool #merino #lace #cotton #hank #yarn #skein #textiles #textile #textilearts #fiberarts #fiberartist #weaver #menwhodye #mustard #yellow (at Cliff Island, Maine)

[saltweft-blog]

Today when collecting a modest amount of Queen Anne's lace, I encountered the most wonderful shade of red in the center of one of the flowers. * * * #forage #responsableforage #foragedye #naturaldye #ecodye #cliffisland #island #basket #queenanneslace #diy (at Cliff Island, Maine)

[saltweft-blog]

It's all happening! Dyeing day! Today's batch is mint, rose hips, and blackberry leaves. * * * #naturaldye #ecodye #biodye #foragedye #dyeing #dyebath #textiles #textilearts #campfire #menwhodye (at Cliff Island, Maine)

[saltweft-blog]

This morning I foraged 4 oz of wild mint. This is headed for a small dye bath. * * * #foragedye #ecodye #naturaldye #dyeing #naturaldyeing #yarn #mint #forage #forager #rocks (at Cliff Island, Maine)