Now that the ecology survey season has died down it’s time to get this naturally dyed warp on the loom. Colours were derived from various plants in spring earlier this year (madder, yew hollyhock, ivy, hawthorn, onions), combining with modifiers to get different shades.
#botanicaldyes #plantdye
#botanicaldyes #plantdye
October 18, 2026 at 8:31 AM
Now that the ecology survey season has died down it’s time to get this naturally dyed warp on the loom. Colours were derived from various plants in spring earlier this year (madder, yew hollyhock, ivy, hawthorn, onions), combining with modifiers to get different shades.
#botanicaldyes #plantdye
#botanicaldyes #plantdye
My crochet demon has returned and commanded me to boil dye swatches of cotton poly butchers twine in turmeric powder. #crochet #plantdye #experiment #yellow #fiberarts #craft
January 5, 2025 at 3:26 AM
My crochet demon has returned and commanded me to boil dye swatches of cotton poly butchers twine in turmeric powder. #crochet #plantdye #experiment #yellow #fiberarts #craft
Registration is open for my 2025 Natural Dye Workshops. www.caitnolanmakes.com/workshops
#naturaldye #plantdye #indigo #foraging #indigodyeing
#naturaldye #plantdye #indigo #foraging #indigodyeing
February 3, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Registration is open for my 2025 Natural Dye Workshops. www.caitnolanmakes.com/workshops
#naturaldye #plantdye #indigo #foraging #indigodyeing
#naturaldye #plantdye #indigo #foraging #indigodyeing
Had fun with pomegranate peels. Used it to dye wool fabric and yarn. After I put the wool and yarn in an iron after bath to get this beautiful green 💚
#plantdye #plantdyedwool #handcrafts #historicalcrafts
#plantdye #plantdyedwool #handcrafts #historicalcrafts
March 21, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Had fun with pomegranate peels. Used it to dye wool fabric and yarn. After I put the wool and yarn in an iron after bath to get this beautiful green 💚
#plantdye #plantdyedwool #handcrafts #historicalcrafts
#plantdye #plantdyedwool #handcrafts #historicalcrafts
First plant dye day of the season outside the museum. Sun was shining and it wasn’t to cold. This time we did madder and turmeric🌼🌹🪴
#plantdye #plantdyedwool #naturaldye #vikingreenactment #historicalcrafting
#plantdye #plantdyedwool #naturaldye #vikingreenactment #historicalcrafting
February 19, 2025 at 8:04 PM
First plant dye day of the season outside the museum. Sun was shining and it wasn’t to cold. This time we did madder and turmeric🌼🌹🪴
#plantdye #plantdyedwool #naturaldye #vikingreenactment #historicalcrafting
#plantdye #plantdyedwool #naturaldye #vikingreenactment #historicalcrafting
I did some kitchen chemistry yesterday.
There will be a mini plant dyeing workshop held at Gripen Gard farm at Holsnøy the last weekend of August. It's an opportunity to learn something new if you are in Hordaland area 🌿
#plantdye #plantdyeingworkshop #heather #yarnlove #yarnporn
There will be a mini plant dyeing workshop held at Gripen Gard farm at Holsnøy the last weekend of August. It's an opportunity to learn something new if you are in Hordaland area 🌿
#plantdye #plantdyeingworkshop #heather #yarnlove #yarnporn
August 12, 2025 at 5:18 AM
I did some kitchen chemistry yesterday.
There will be a mini plant dyeing workshop held at Gripen Gard farm at Holsnøy the last weekend of August. It's an opportunity to learn something new if you are in Hordaland area 🌿
#plantdye #plantdyeingworkshop #heather #yarnlove #yarnporn
There will be a mini plant dyeing workshop held at Gripen Gard farm at Holsnøy the last weekend of August. It's an opportunity to learn something new if you are in Hordaland area 🌿
#plantdye #plantdyeingworkshop #heather #yarnlove #yarnporn
My mountain Marigold is in full bloom here in inland Southern California. This hardy plant always survives our harsh summers. Will be going in a dye pot soon! #plantdye #naturaldye #marigold #gardening
January 24, 2025 at 4:54 PM
My mountain Marigold is in full bloom here in inland Southern California. This hardy plant always survives our harsh summers. Will be going in a dye pot soon! #plantdye #naturaldye #marigold #gardening
Making a dress, this is the sign of a great twirl 💃 #hemp #botanicaldye #plantdye #naturaldye #fiberart #clothingisagriculture
February 15, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Making a dress, this is the sign of a great twirl 💃 #hemp #botanicaldye #plantdye #naturaldye #fiberart #clothingisagriculture
Made these little table cloths as gifts for my grandma and great-aunt. Vintage linen bedding from their houses, printed with leaves and flowers from my garden!
#ecoprinting #ecoprint #ecoprintingonfabric #naturaldye #plantdye #plantdyed
#ecoprinting #ecoprint #ecoprintingonfabric #naturaldye #plantdye #plantdyed
March 20, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Made these little table cloths as gifts for my grandma and great-aunt. Vintage linen bedding from their houses, printed with leaves and flowers from my garden!
#ecoprinting #ecoprint #ecoprintingonfabric #naturaldye #plantdye #plantdyed
#ecoprinting #ecoprint #ecoprintingonfabric #naturaldye #plantdye #plantdyed
A February batch of avocado dye. I'm not normally much of a fan of pink, but how could you not love it when brown shrivelly things that were destined for the compost give you a colour like this? Avocado pits and skins have won me over.
#plantdye #naturaldye #avocadodye
#plantdye #naturaldye #avocadodye
February 28, 2025 at 4:34 PM
A February batch of avocado dye. I'm not normally much of a fan of pink, but how could you not love it when brown shrivelly things that were destined for the compost give you a colour like this? Avocado pits and skins have won me over.
#plantdye #naturaldye #avocadodye
#plantdye #naturaldye #avocadodye
February 13, 2025 at 6:51 PM
This year's first batch of eco-printed tea towels, fresh out of the dye pot & drying.
#ecoprint #ecoprinting #naturaldye #plantdye #leafprint #homegrowncolour
#ecoprint #ecoprinting #naturaldye #plantdye #leafprint #homegrowncolour
February 12, 2025 at 7:19 PM
This year's first batch of eco-printed tea towels, fresh out of the dye pot & drying.
#ecoprint #ecoprinting #naturaldye #plantdye #leafprint #homegrowncolour
#ecoprint #ecoprinting #naturaldye #plantdye #leafprint #homegrowncolour
Bluejay messenger bag with an extra interior picked as per special request. Dyed with Christmas tree branches, indigo and onion skins, and printed with my bluejay linocut.
#naturaldye #plantdye #linocut #blockprintonfabric #manitobamade #winnipegartist
#naturaldye #plantdye #linocut #blockprintonfabric #manitobamade #winnipegartist
February 4, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Bluejay messenger bag with an extra interior picked as per special request. Dyed with Christmas tree branches, indigo and onion skins, and printed with my bluejay linocut.
#naturaldye #plantdye #linocut #blockprintonfabric #manitobamade #winnipegartist
#naturaldye #plantdye #linocut #blockprintonfabric #manitobamade #winnipegartist
Some new chickadee pouches. Dyed with Christmas tree branches on the tree side, and homegrown indigo on the sky side. Printed with my chickadee linocut.
#linocut #naturaldye #plantdye #blockprintonfabric #blockprint
#linocut #naturaldye #plantdye #blockprintonfabric #blockprint
January 31, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Some new chickadee pouches. Dyed with Christmas tree branches on the tree side, and homegrown indigo on the sky side. Printed with my chickadee linocut.
#linocut #naturaldye #plantdye #blockprintonfabric #blockprint
#linocut #naturaldye #plantdye #blockprintonfabric #blockprint
Whilst on holiday last week, I came across a walnut tree, a rare find here in the UK. We’d had a couple of windy nights and the ground was covered with immature walnuts, which I quickly scooped into a bag. Today I dyed a gradient set of hand spun mini skeins using the outer husks from the walnuts.
July 23, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Whilst on holiday last week, I came across a walnut tree, a rare find here in the UK. We’d had a couple of windy nights and the ground was covered with immature walnuts, which I quickly scooped into a bag. Today I dyed a gradient set of hand spun mini skeins using the outer husks from the walnuts.
The French marigolds and coreopsis are flowering well in the garden and I have been picking and drying them for some time. I have just used up the remainder of last year’s marigold flowers and dyed one skein of Romney yarn and two of Portland, all hand spun.
#plantdye #naturaldye #handspun
#plantdye #naturaldye #handspun
July 4, 2025 at 3:21 PM
The French marigolds and coreopsis are flowering well in the garden and I have been picking and drying them for some time. I have just used up the remainder of last year’s marigold flowers and dyed one skein of Romney yarn and two of Portland, all hand spun.
#plantdye #naturaldye #handspun
#plantdye #naturaldye #handspun
Last year I had too much Japanese indigo to use it all fresh, so I dried it for future use. Today I used it for the first time and was very pleased with the results on this mini skein set.
#japaneseindigo #handspunyarn #plantdye #naturaldye
#japaneseindigo #handspunyarn #plantdye #naturaldye
May 6, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Last year I had too much Japanese indigo to use it all fresh, so I dried it for future use. Today I used it for the first time and was very pleased with the results on this mini skein set.
#japaneseindigo #handspunyarn #plantdye #naturaldye
#japaneseindigo #handspunyarn #plantdye #naturaldye
I’m using up the dried plant material from last summer to dye some gradient mini skeins of hand spun Romney yarn. This first set are dyed with weld (reseda luteola)
#miniskeins #handspun #plantdye
#miniskeins #handspun #plantdye
April 28, 2025 at 9:35 AM
I’m using up the dried plant material from last summer to dye some gradient mini skeins of hand spun Romney yarn. This first set are dyed with weld (reseda luteola)
#miniskeins #handspun #plantdye
#miniskeins #handspun #plantdye
For my #knitting #WiPs this week I'm sharing socks under construction. Hopefully they will become pairs but ... 😄. I'm using wool I dyed with plants from a rare-breed sheep called Lonk, which is said to be hard-wearing, so I thought I'd test it out. (details in Alt text) #permaculture #plantdye
July 1, 2026 at 1:49 PM
For my #knitting #WiPs this week I'm sharing socks under construction. Hopefully they will become pairs but ... 😄. I'm using wool I dyed with plants from a rare-breed sheep called Lonk, which is said to be hard-wearing, so I thought I'd test it out. (details in Alt text) #permaculture #plantdye
Don't know about you but I'm fed up with the grey, cold and dismal, so I thought I'd share a bit of warm and hopeful yellow. Inspired by sweetcorn, it's called Zea. I've just put the pattern on Ravelry as a freebie. Enjoy 😊🌼#knitting #yellow #plantdye
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
January 8, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Don't know about you but I'm fed up with the grey, cold and dismal, so I thought I'd share a bit of warm and hopeful yellow. Inspired by sweetcorn, it's called Zea. I've just put the pattern on Ravelry as a freebie. Enjoy 😊🌼#knitting #yellow #plantdye
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
Plant ink studies, gathered from the garden and cooked up, with various modifiers. #plantdye #plantink #naturalpigments #plantpigments #artandecology #regenerativeartist #pignentartist
January 23, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Plant ink studies, gathered from the garden and cooked up, with various modifiers. #plantdye #plantink #naturalpigments #plantpigments #artandecology #regenerativeartist #pignentartist
January 23, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Anyone can learn how to make botanical colour last on textiles. The trick is to have an experienced teacher guide you! 😉
#naturaldye #plantdye #botanicaldye #ecodyeing #sustainabletex#learnonline
🎶 Street Food by FASSounds on Pixabay
#naturaldye #plantdye #botanicaldye #ecodyeing #sustainabletex#learnonline
🎶 Street Food by FASSounds on Pixabay
February 12, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Anyone can learn how to make botanical colour last on textiles. The trick is to have an experienced teacher guide you! 😉
#naturaldye #plantdye #botanicaldye #ecodyeing #sustainabletex#learnonline
🎶 Street Food by FASSounds on Pixabay
#naturaldye #plantdye #botanicaldye #ecodyeing #sustainabletex#learnonline
🎶 Street Food by FASSounds on Pixabay