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hangs by a thread: April 2014
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Hangs by a thread. Spinning,crochet, weaving and dyeing. Sunday, April 13, 2014. Woven Alpaca and wool tunic. Remember this fabric from last year. With different areas of pattern. It turned into several metres of fabric. And finally got sewn into a tunic utilising nearly every bit of the fabric. I'm quite pleased with how it turned out and should help keep me warm on my days in the cold stone textile shop this winter. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Doe's shop on FELT. Crochet Alpaca Cowl - Free pattern.
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hangs by a thread: October 2014
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Hangs by a thread. Spinning,crochet, weaving and dyeing. Wednesday, October 8, 2014. The rewards for working with plant dyes are subtle but complex and beautiful colour. And. Mostly a fragrant slightly earthy smelling dye shed. I love how the colours all go together and how so few dyestuffs can bring out many different colours. Modified by heat, acid or alkali. Plush buttercup yellow and plummy purple. Even on a dull day like today the colours gently vibrate. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Doe's shop on FELT.
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hangs by a thread: February 2015
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Hangs by a thread. Spinning,crochet, weaving and dyeing. Wednesday, February 4, 2015. This is the wheel I have spun kilos and kilos of yarn on nearly every day for the past 7 or maybe 8 years. Her foot boards are now worn thin, the hinges needing to be replaced soon. She's no beauty compared to her Majacraft sisters. The plain but serviceable one. The Cinderella. Freshly plant dyed handspun yarns. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Doe's shop on FELT. Crochet Alpaca Cowl - Free pattern. Weaving,spinning, dyeing.
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hangs by a thread: March 2014
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Hangs by a thread. Spinning,crochet, weaving and dyeing. Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Sheep such as these from Black Hill's wool (photo from the website here. You can go onto Beverley Forester's website. To purchase the gorgeous wool from her sheep above already spun. I have a good pile of naturally coloured wool myself. But I also love to overdye it since the undertones of the pale greys, browns and moorit give the colours a soft tonal quality without having to resort to black dye. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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hangs by a thread: May 2014
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Hangs by a thread. Spinning,crochet, weaving and dyeing. Wednesday, May 14, 2014. Lots of sales in our Textile Co-operative shop over the summer means lots more dyeing, weaving and making. This time of the year we also do some reassessment of what stock hasn't earns its shelf space and what new things we could do to attract more sales. Hand dyed fibres and yarns. Woven wraps and alpaca yarns. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Doe's shop on FELT. Crochet Alpaca Cowl - Free pattern. Weaving,spinning, dyeing.
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hangs by a thread: December 2014
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Hangs by a thread. Spinning,crochet, weaving and dyeing. Tuesday, December 30, 2014. Dyeing in the summer is such a treat. The yarns dry quickly and I can throw the shed doors open wide. The NZ plants glow in the evening light as do the plant dyed fibres, mimicking the colours of our garden. We have loads of native trees from manuka, flax, ribbon wood, lancewoods, hebes, kowhai etc and so our garden is full of birdsong. We've enjoyed walks to the sea whilst waiting for the dye baths to cool. Oamaru Weavi...
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hangs by a thread: January 2015
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Hangs by a thread. Spinning,crochet, weaving and dyeing. Wednesday, January 21, 2015. Further dyeing with Phormium Tenax. I'm like the Tui returning to the Flax regularly only I swipe a few seed pods and leave the flowers to the birds. I decided to make some dye extract so I had plenty to use over the next few months when the pods in the garden become dried out husks. Oh and cook with a lid too, which controls the steam and the smell a bit. So Once cooked sieve the dye liquor and pour into an old flat bo...
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hangs by a thread: January 2014
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Hangs by a thread. Spinning,crochet, weaving and dyeing. Wednesday, January 29, 2014. Well I may not be blogging much but there has been activity in Herbert over the summer. Dodging the rain clouds to get the outside of the house painted. Husband and daughter have been chief decorators. It's only a small house but the work seems endless. And there's still the three bay old wooden garage to do.fortunately under the peeling paint the rimu boards are in great condition. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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hangs by a thread: July 2014
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Hangs by a thread. Spinning,crochet, weaving and dyeing. Saturday, July 5, 2014. In the dye shed. I've been quiet on here recently but I have been really busy in the real world of my dye shed refiguring the space so I can increase my output with a better system and more useable space. This is going to involve dyeing bigger quantities of yarn in much bigger vats but keeping on with small runs of the variegated yarns. I have dyed a few sock yarns on my two days off. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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hangs by a thread: More Natural Dyeing
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Hangs by a thread. Spinning,crochet, weaving and dyeing. Wednesday, October 8, 2014. The rewards for working with plant dyes are subtle but complex and beautiful colour. And. Mostly a fragrant slightly earthy smelling dye shed. I love how the colours all go together and how so few dyestuffs can bring out many different colours. Modified by heat, acid or alkali. Plush buttercup yellow and plummy purple. Even on a dull day like today the colours gently vibrate. I like your new labels too. Doe's shop on FELT.
