Virtual Dye Day - using iris
These skeins of wool were dyed with very dark purple iris flowers which were given to me by my hairdresser around 6 months ago and kept...
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Bronwyn Platz
- Jun 14, 2020
- 1 min
Virtual Dye Day - the story continues
Di Kearney continues her adventures in natural dyes. This week I used a left over dyebath from a couple of months ago. The lighter skein...
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Bronwyn Platz
- Jun 7, 2020
- 1 min
Virtual Dye Day - experimenting
"These tiny skeins have been an experiment. The dyestuff was 50g of seed pods from my Lomatia Tinctoria plant otherwise known as the...
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Bronwyn Platz
- May 29, 2020
- 1 min
Virtual Dye Day - Mallow
"These two tiny skeins were both mordanted with alum and dyed with mallow leaves - a weed in my lawn. They were modified with iron, both...
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Bronwyn Platz
- May 28, 2020
- 1 min
Virtual dyeing day
Guild member Karen Vincent continues her experiments with dyeing her blended merino/alpaca fleece with interesting results. "Vinegar has...
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Bronwyn Platz
- May 27, 2020
- 1 min
Virtual Dye Day - Wheat and brass
We all love Eucalyptus cordata and the colours we get when eco dyeing. Di Kearney has achieved some interesting results here using...
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Bronwyn Platz
- May 26, 2020
- 1 min
Virtual Dye Day
Guild President Di Kearney was busy last week. These skeins were dyed with Coreopsis. Di tells us "Wool and silk dyed with Coreopsis...
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Bronwyn Platz
- May 21, 2020
- 1 min
Virtual Dye Day - Buddleia results
As much as I love vibrant brash colour ways, I am in love with these skeins. How do I convince Di that they belong in my stash? Again the...
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Bronwyn Platz
- May 20, 2020
- 1 min
Virtual Dye Day - rewind
Another mini lesson show and tell by Di Kearney. Again, Di tells us that "this photo shows the skein in the previous photo after it has...
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Bronwyn Platz
- May 19, 2020
- 1 min
Virtual Dye Day - playing with modifier results
The use of different mordants and modifiers changes the results you achieve when using natural dyes. Guild President Di Kearney is giving...
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Bronwyn Platz
- May 18, 2020
- 1 min
Virtual Dye Day - Study in colour
Guild president Di Kearney shows us what you can achieve using something as simple as this Buddleia (aka the common butterfly bush) from...
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Bronwyn Platz
- May 11, 2020
- 1 min
Virtual Dye Day Challenge - Day 1
These skeins from Di Kearney were waiting for their pre-mordant bath in rhubarb leaves. If you are using rhubarb as a mordant, the leaves...
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Bronwyn Platz
- May 6, 2020
- 1 min
Virtual Dye Day Challenge
This personal challenge to guild members is taken from a recent challenge held by the Victorian Guild Thursday Dye Group. We would like...
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