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Iris-Inspired Colorways 2022

By: Lynda May 22, 2022

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In 2015, I dyed some colorways inspired by our irises. You can see those colorways here. I decided I’d revisit that with some of my irises this year.

Around Here – May 2022

By: Lynda May 14, 2022

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Lots going on around here since we are finally into Spring. Of course, I have to start with my irises.

Dyeing Scraps

By: Lynda May 3, 2022May 6, 2022

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Last week I visited my friend Dawn, who is a local artist. Dawn loves to work with scraps. She had told me awhile back that she had some scraps for me to dye for both of us. Of course, I wasn’t expecting it to be three large bags!

Trying to Dye Lace

By: Lynda May 13, 2021

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Over the years I’ve bought lace. Some came from a variety of stores (one specifically in Hawaii) and thrift stores. My idea of buying lace was to use it as a stencil. See my tutorial here about that. That was fun, but I also wanted to dye it. I assumed in the beginning of my…

Dyeing and More

By: Lynda April 12, 2021April 16, 2021

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I’ve been wanting to make a dye sampler book for years, so I can tell exactly how the colors look when low immersion dyed. Some I’ve know, but the majority I have no idea how they will look dyed without ice. I purchased most of my dyes (fiber reactive dyes) so students of my Icy…

Around Here

By: Lynda July 6, 2020July 12, 2020

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Where has this year gone? I can’t believe it’s July already! I’ve been spending a lot of time outside in the gardens, but let me tell you what else I’ve been up to.

Using clamshells in dyeing

By: Lynda May 14, 2020May 19, 2020

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We bought some persimmons awhile back that came in this interesting clamshell. I just couldn’t put it in the recycle bin. I had to try dyeing with it.

Love Old Hankies

By: Lynda May 8, 2020May 10, 2020

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I absolutely love old hankies. And I love to dye them. There is nothing like pulling a bit of color out of my purse or pocket on a cold dreary day to wipe my nose!