My book has arrived!
*hiccups with glee and runs around in circles going Iiiiiiiiiiiii!*
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Over a month ago I ordered Domenique Cardon's natural dyes, yesterday I got the notice from the Danish online book-company that it has been shipped ( Read more... )

The weather finally turned sunny and warm so I could start experimenting with fabric.

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(I had meant to dye tonight but I'm totally knackered after work so instead I'll just sit still and type before I head into bed.)

This is my second (almost) item for the AS50 challenge, to recreate 50 authentic dyeing recipes.

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Pix and text behind cut

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... my skeiner is fixed ( Read more... )

I've just ordered this book:
http://www.archetype.co.uk/bookdetail.asp?ISBNnum=190498200

Seems I spent a little too much when I was in Berlin so I won't be buying the Plichto as I has been hoping. Ah well. Maybe I'll get a nice taxreturn next year too? :)

I got asked to write up some basic dyeing information and this is what I came up with. It is partially a re-write of an old article I made.

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Tomorrow I'm leaving for a trip to the town I grew up in, I've been asked to come and dye during a viking market this weekend. The ticket up is paied by them and they will have all the materials I need, I'll be sleeping at a friends place.
Only bad thing about this is that I need to loan viking clothes. ;)
Which in honesty isn't so bad.