The harakeke (flax | phormium tenax) plants in my garden started sending up flower stalks in December. They look impressive and the birds love the flowers but they do have a tendency to fall over and then my husband moans when he has to mow around them because I won’t let him cut them downContinue reading “Dyeing with Harakeke Seedpods”
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December 2022
I had good intentions to post during November but now it’s December and that obviously didn’t happen. Better late than never I suppose, so here’s a quick roundup of what I’ve been up to. Weaving I finally hemmed the hand towels that were my first warp on my Mecchia dobby. They are already in dailyContinue reading “December 2022”
September – Part I
Weaving At the beginning of the month I completed two pieces for an exhibition at our local community gallery. The theme of the exhibition is Connections and these two pieces were inspired by a metaphor used in Nordic countries where the red thread can refer to a shared characteristic or core theme that runs throughContinue reading “September – Part I”
August – Part 2
Weaving Not much has happened since my last post on the weaving front. I dyed some wool for upcoming projects including these gorgeous pinks. And I started warping my jack loom with some of the newly dyed yarn. All going well, there will be photos of the completed piece next month.
August – Part I
Weaving August is racing away, I don’t know how we are already over halfway through the month. The weather has been wet and cold so it’s been good to be inside weaving. First up are some photos of the double weave scarves that I mentioned in my last post. Each scarf has a wintery phraseContinue reading “August – Part I”
April – Part 1
The big news this month is that we have a new member of our whānau. Rufus is a Spangold Retriever, also known as an English Springer Spaniel – Golden Retriever cross. He is 10 weeks old and full of beans when he’s awake. Consequently weaving has taken a bit of a back seat since Rufus’Continue reading “April – Part 1”
More Dyeing With Plants
This summer I bought some Coreopsis Amulet seeds from Kings Seeds and grew a couple of dozen plants to dye with. I decided to try solar dyeing with some of the flowers as I haven’t used that method before. I mordanted some corriedale wool with alum and placed in a jar with water and someContinue reading “More Dyeing With Plants”
Dyeing with Harakeke seed pods
I have several harakeke (phormium tenax / New Zealand flax) bushes in my garden so I was excited to find out a few years ago that you could make a dye from the seed-pods and it is a fairly simple dye to make and use. Obviously the first step is to wait until the flowerContinue reading “Dyeing with Harakeke seed pods”
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