SUBA Spinner’s Take on Pantone’s Color of the Year: Viva Magenta
Experiment with natural or acid dyes to re-create this vibrant hue by dyeing your own version.
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SUBExperiment with natural or acid dyes to re-create this vibrant hue by dyeing your own version.
SUBNervous about natural dyes? Start with these resources, including a PDF full of dyeing instructions and tips.
Season 5, Episode 3: What do algae blooms and homemade biodiesel have to do with running a yarn company? For an independent natural dyer, there may be no greater creative challenge than the local environment.
Do you have precious leftover yarns that deserve a project that lets them shine? Madeline’s dye samples inspired this great cowl pattern—a bonus for current Spin Off subscribers!
Eyeing an unused patch of the garden, Devin plots a colorful and color-yielding bed.
Find tips for improving your perception and use of color in your handspun projects.
Carding a Wool-and-Silk Blend to Spin.
An easy, mordant-free way to begin natural dyeing.
A look at creating a rainbow of silk using natural dyes
What colors are near to hand?
Season 3, Episode 4: In fields tucked in the alleyways of Baltimore, Maryland, Kenya Miles and her colleagues at Hidden Harvest tend a sort of secret garden, growing fruits, vegetables... and natural dye plants.
Season 3, Episode 3: Andean weavers are using their traditional textile skills and some new assistance to meet the difficulties of today.