Judy
Dyeing with Hindsight
Natural dyeing with dry eucalypt leaves
Achieving uniqueness and elegance sustainably
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Judy
- Aug 23, 2020
Natural Dyeing - A Golden Colour
Natural dyeing to produce gold
Judy
- Aug 19, 2020
Life on Judy's alpaca farm
Life on an alpaca farm in 2014
Judy
- Aug 6, 2020
Making an Exquisite Alpaca Garment
How an exquisite alpaca garment is made
Judy
- Jul 26, 2020
Pomegranate Dyeing 3
Progressive dyeing from pomegranate
Judy
- Jul 19, 2020
Pomegranate Dyeing 2
I suspect further dyebaths will become greener and move to yellowish brown.
Judy
- Jul 12, 2020
Pomegranate Dyeing 1
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...
Judy
- Jul 5, 2020
Dyeing using rosemary leaves
Recently a large shrub of rosemary needed some serious “boy pruning’.There were potentially 2 kilos of leaves to play with if I wished. ...
Judy
- Jun 28, 2020
A design aborted
As mentioned in a previous post, I planned a piece of work with lots of contrast: · Thinner yarn and thicker yarn · Solid colour and...
Judy
- Jun 21, 2020
Serendipity Dyeing
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,...
Judy
- Jun 12, 2020
Recent Workshop Activities 2
Dyeing: The Council has been at work clearing young trees from the local road so I spent time getting some gum leaves. My preliminary...
Judy
- Jun 10, 2020
Receiving a Commission
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...
Judy
- Jun 7, 2020
Recent Workshop Activities 1
Knitting and Spinning: I completed a large knitted scarf/wrap using yarn hand spun from a fine suri alpaca fleece. Today I will be...
Judy
- Jun 2, 2020
Washing Instructions
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...
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