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Marsh EverEvolvingSoul left a comment for laura

August 29

Marsh EverEvolvingSoul and laura are now friends

August 29

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August 29

laura replied to Darcy's discussion 'Walnut Dyes' in the group The Natural Dye Pot

Thanks Darcy, . My main trouble is with the cotton fabric. I want to dye some to use in a quilt but so far it just isn't beautiful. I'll try the iron mordant. Do you think using an iron pot would help?

August 8

laura commented on kimberly baxter packwood's group 'Spinning'

Thanks for the warning! Both of these photos are so beautiful that I'm inspired to collect more fur and make some stinky mittens1

August 6

laura commented on kimberly baxter packwood's group 'Spinning'

Hi everyone, Does anyone here have any experience with spinning dog fur? My beautiful dog Daisy has been shedding mountains of fluff and I've spun a bit just for fun. Of course, this was fur brushed out of her coat just after a bath!

August 2

laura replied to Darcy's discussion 'Walnut Dyes' in the group The Natural Dye Pot

Hi friends, I've been dyeing with fresh walnuts this week. On wool the color is rich and deep, on silk it's nice too, but it seems no matter how long cotton is left in the brew, the color is pretty weak- like paper bag brown. All fibers were premo...

August 2

laura commented on angella's photo 'bscarf2'

Love the light and shade on this one.

July 24

laura commented on angella's photo 'phatpic3'

Love the mossy look. Is thid crocheted?

July 19

laura commented on angella's photo 'natdyesjune09'

What dyes did you use? These are like candy!

July 19

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kimberly baxter packwood replied to laura's discussion 'Batik' in the group Batik

Actually it all depends on the fabrics you are using, silk for instance would require less heat, than say cotton especially if you are using the cold dye method and not an immersion bath. Batik using natural dyes was common place in the east long ...

July 15

bernadette replied to laura's discussion 'Batik' in the group Batik

Good luck with that!!! Certainly I have used Indigo Vat with Batik (blues) but purples and greens are hard enough to get without adding the extra component of the wax !!!! Madder and Indigo for purple...but only with heat...which would melt the wa...

July 15

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laura commented on wolmuts's photo 'logwood (Haematoxylum campechianum)'

Great colors!

July 13

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July 11

Hi everyone.Thanks for welcoming me to this talented group. I am interested in spinning, dyeing with all kinds of plants,(and growing the ones I have space for),crocheting and quilting.
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At 12:43pm on August 29, 2009, Marsh EverEvolvingSoul said…: Thank-you for the friend invite!
Looks like your a knowledgeable source to have as a friend too. ;-D

At 5:36pm on July 18, 2009, Martine Bos said…: Hi Laura, my dying with acerleaves was faerly colorfast but the best on silk. I didn't use any mordant on these.

At 3:01pm on July 15, 2009, angella said…: hi there :)

re: your lichen question, i didn't use any mordant or know what the heck i was doing. i was dyeing cotton, and got a very very pale shade... but the wool yarn i used to hold the cotton skein together turned a beautiful rusty golden yellow. heh heh :)

At 8:11pm on April 21, 2009, kimberly baxter packwood said…: Your welcome and welcome aboard!!!

At 12:51pm on April 18, 2009, Ellen Shipley said…: Really interesting pattern. Is this dyed before or after weaving?

Thanx Laura. The draw strings are woven into the fabric and then pulled when it is off the loom. Then it is dyed. It's called loom controlled shibori.

I love your milkweed yarn! That's kewl. 8-]

At 4:57pm on April 6, 2009, Dye Plant Girl said…: I might have someone to help me

At 6:00am on April 6, 2009, wolmuts said…: Do you have the latin name for the species you used?

At 3:59pm on March 29, 2009, Dye Plant Girl said…: Everytime i try i end up with a big mess

At 10:05am on March 29, 2009, wolmuts said…: The milkweed yarn, I think it is really beautiful. But what does it feel like, it looks really soft....?

At 10:15am on March 28, 2009, kimberly baxter packwood said…: Hi Laura

Welcome to the group!!! Feel free to upload photos etc., to your page, you can add an RSS feed to your personal blog in the side column or start a blog on your page. - Kimberly Delete Comment