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Category Archives: seasons
poinsettia
This flowering plant with its large leaf-shape bracts in colors of red, white, or pink; with a yellow pistil in the center of the colored bracts makes a beautiful Christmas decorations around the house. The actual flowers, or cyathium of the … Continue reading
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Tagged botanical, bracts, Christmas decorations, contact printing, cyathia, cyathium, December 12th, eco-dyeing, eco-friendly, Euphorbia pulcherrima, iron solution, iron water, modified leaves, modifier, natural dyeing, photoperiodism, poinsettia, Poinsettia Day, print potential, rusty objects, season of love joy and cheer, silk
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colors of nature
This was last summer’s solar dyeing project that I had forgotten. The marked jars are tucked neatly in rows inside the wheelbarrow where I had left them last summer. Already, the spiders and critters have made a home for themselves … Continue reading
Posted in dyeing, rust dyeing, seasons, solar dyeing
Tagged Anthemis tinctoria, basil, black tea, blanket flowers, botanical, colors of nature, Dyer's Chamomile, eco-dyeing, Eucalyptus, Gaillardia, golden buttons flowers, hydrangea, hydrangeas, iron rust, Kalanchoe, Mason jars, Mexican hat flower, natural dyeing, ocher, Ratibida columnifera, Rue, rusty objects, Ruta graveolens, silk, society garlic flower, solar dyeing, summer, sun kissed dyeing, Tansy, wool
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solar dyeing, plain and simple
I have accumulated a small collection of jars and bottles in different sizes and shapes over the years. My favorite is Mason jars and plastic peanut butter containers. These containers will be put into good use this summer. The weather in California … Continue reading
Posted in dyeing, garden, seasons, solar dyeing
Tagged botanical, eco-dyeing, eco-friendly, Mason jars, natural dyeing, plain and simple, silk, solar dyeing, solar energy, summer dyeing, sun kissed dyeing
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natural dyeing, stork’s-bill weed
Last weekend, the sun was nice and warm with a cool breeze. It was a perfect day to be outside this time of the year, weeding and cleaning up the garden. Some of our fruit trees are budding, and the … Continue reading
twelve shades of colors
A compilation of past and recent posts in different shades and colors as a countdown to Christmas day. Each picture is linked to its original post on this blog (mouse over and click). Hope you enjoy reading it as much … Continue reading
Posted in dyeing, eco printing, rust dyeing, seasons, solar dyeing
Tagged Agonis flexuosa, amaranth, botanical, Brazilwood, compilation of post, coreopsis, countdown to christmas, easter egg dyeing, eco-dyeing, eco-friendly, Eucalyptus, holidays, indigo, madder, rusty objects, seeded eucalyptus, silk, silk scarf, solar dyeing, sun dyeing, twelve shades of colors, wool
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staying warm and cozy
Following up from my last post on shawl wraps I’ve made for the cold weather, here are two more. The first one is made with a combination of eucalyptus, California pepper tree, or Shinus molle, and casuarina pine needles. In this close … Continue reading
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Tagged Aspen, Aurelia, botanical, California pepper tree, casuarina pine, colors of fall, eco prints on wool, eco-dyeing, eco-friendly, Eucalyptus, eucalyptus polyanthemos, Latin name for golden, natural dyeing, poplar trees, Schinus molle, shades of yellow and gold, shawl wrap, silver dollar gum, warm and cozy, wearable art, wool flannel
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cat’s prowl and pumpkin gleam—trick or treat
Halloween or “All Hollow’s Eve is a fun holiday celebrated on the night of October 31st. It is an evening filled with activities of dressing up in masks and costumes, houses decorated with spider webs and carved pumpkins, trick-or-treating for … Continue reading
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Tagged All Hollow's, artwear, banana leaf, bonfires, botanical, cat's prowl and pumpkin gleam, eco print on wool, eco-dyeing, eco-friendly, Eucalyptus, Halloween, masks and costumes, merino wool jersey, Michael Jackson, natural dyeing, october 31, thriller video, trick or treat
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new season, new wardrobe
Eco printing on wool is so lovely. Since wool is a protein fiber it takes up natural dyes or pigments like “ducks to water”. I am having a wonderful time bundling and exploring the colors of this season. This shawl wrap was … Continue reading
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