Naturally dyed slippers in bright and vivid colours
Naturally dyed slippers, that was the aim. But thats quite a specialist job. Especially if you want to dye brighter shades. Now I now it is true. You can really dye bright and vivid colours.
Making natural dye for wool with Elderberry
Natural dye from the elderberry would give a nice lilac even without mordant. The colour variation from lilac to purple is interesting enough for me to try it as a natural dye for my sheep wool. The elderberry, Sambucus nigra, happens to have plenty of berries at the moment. I show you how I made the natural dye.
Natural dyeing wool with dandelion
The dandelion has just started to bloom in the fields. I’m curious to see how natural dyeing wool with dandelion will turn out. Now that I have an abundance of sheep’s wool, the time has come to make something of it. I bought the book Wild Color by Jenny Dean and I’m eager to get started.