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As a total beginner I tried my hands on black walnut since the ground where we are is covered with them. I used three pieces of different cotton but with the wrong sort of mordant (I used cream of tartar with alum and salt/vinegar. Go to this page to have the correct step-by-step process). After several trials and a second dye bath with much more black walnuts than the first dye bath, the effect on the hemp/cotton piece of fabric became marvelous.
Pouch Leah & Judah is mildly coloured although I used black walnut.
I used a lot of black walnuts, and since I didn’t know what to use exactly, I had the pot filled to the brim with both peels and the cracked nuts.
I used the decaying black walnuts in early winter.
A pillow filled with dried cleaver was dyed with black walnut (sold).
weight + destination + volume + size = ?
There is one thing that stresses me about my ‘hobby’, and that is sending it to you. Not because I can not part with my creations but because of the hassle it usually gives me at the post office! A pouch may be too voluminous and then there’s the weight, which I too feel pressing…
New post and an announcement
Dear reader, A new post with the title ‘Shift into gear 50’ is published. It’s about the challenge of running a home base with all it’s conscious habits and the pull towards new lands and unforeseen happenings. It is strongly connected to menopause, in my opinion. When you are curious, it’s a short read with…
Summer Update
With two new creations in the shop one can see that I have shifted my attention: much more detailed embroidery. I have gone away from the simple patterns and instead started to draw designs that are more time consuming. It fits well with the journeys I am on, the longer the journey, the more intricate…
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