Alpaca Slow Fashion

Natural dyeing with dry eucalypt leaves

Natural dyeing to produce gold

Life on an alpaca farm in 2014

How an exquisite alpaca garment is made

Progressive dyeing from pomegranate

I suspect further dyebaths will become greener and move to yellowish brown.

On a recent trip to the Armidale area I spotted what I suspected was a pomegranate tree. There was fallen fruit beneath it which had...

Recently a large shrub of rosemary needed some serious “boy pruning’.There were potentially 2 kilos of leaves to play with if I wished. ...

As mentioned in a previous post, I planned a piece of work with lots of contrast: · Thinner yarn and thicker yarn · Solid colour and...

This week I found a HUGE mushroom type fungus growing at the base of a tree. After using an ammonia extraction on the chopped-up pieces,...

Dyeing: The Council has been at work clearing young trees from the local road so I spent time getting some gum leaves. My preliminary...

When I am given a commission I work hard to come to terms with the client’s vision. The client and I communicate continually, especially...

Knitting and Spinning: I completed a large knitted scarf/wrap using yarn hand spun from a fine suri alpaca fleece. Today I will be...

When it's time to wash your garment run a line of strong thread up each side of the garment. Then soak it in warm water with some hair...