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Hypericum Perforatum aka St John's Wort showing the flowers cut before natural dyeing
21 June 2022

St John’s Wort : Natural dyeing, History and Medicinal uses

Today, the spotlight is on the St John’s Wort. This flower has been known for its medical properties for thousand of years and is rich in symbolism around the summer solstice. So, let’s talk about the history, folklore, medicinal uses…

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Cover of the Goblin Emperor with written over it Yarn and Book Pairing Edition
8 June 2022

Yarn & Book Pairing: The Goblin Emperor

Lydia and I both love to read and a few years ago, we started posting our yarn projects along the books we were reading on Instagram. It was not all the time and it could be pretty random; a book…

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Ching Shih and purple yarn and a Chinese Junk watercolor
28 May 2022

Ching Shih : The Story of The Pirate Queen Behind Our Purple Yarn

Have you been curious to know the meaning of the name Ching Shih for our purple yarn? Then it’s time to recap the story of the Pirate Queen and explain why we  chose to associate Ching Shih with Logwood. The…

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One and Two Color Zakka Embroidery book review
11 May 2022

Zakka Embroidery : One and Two-Color Embroidery Motifs Book Review

One and two-color embroidery motifs for one project isn’t something I ever thought about until I came across Zakka Embroidery book. I was at Cross& Woods in The Hague, browsing the display of yarn, embroidery, fabrics and books when I…

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A collection of linen yarn and fabric and flax field to illustrate how to naturally dye with linen
20 April 2022

How to naturally dye with linen?

Today, let’s talk a bit about how to naturally dye with linen. I’ve been sharing a lot of natural dyeing recipes with you over these last months (the blog is going to be one year old this month, yeah!) but…

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4 embroidery patterns inspired by nature to celebrate spring
9 April 2022

Embroidery: 3 Nature inspired patterns for spring + 1 free pattern!

If you’re like us, you may do more embroidery as soon as there is more light outside. So we selected four embroidery patterns inspired by nature for spring and one of them is free! Paraffle Embroidery’s Easter Bunny I know,…

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linen yarn with overlay text asking what is linen yarn
30 March 2022

What is Linen yarn and what to knit (and crochet!) with it?

Today, let’s explore what is linen yarn and what to knit and crochet with it. If you’re living in the Northern Hemisphere, it means that, like us, you’re leaving winter behind and maybe planning some lighter knitting and crochet projects.…

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Natural Dyeing with Plum tree leaves dye bath
20 March 2022

Plum tree : Natural dyeing, History, Food and Medicinal uses

Today, let’s talk about the history, mythology, medicinal uses, food and of course natural dyeing around the plum tree. Yes, we are covering a lot of subjects and it’s going to be fun! If you enjoyed our previous blog posts…

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Fabrics and threads beginners at embroidery kits
28 February 2022

3 Tips for beginners at embroidery + Bonus: 1 curated list of embroidery kits

As you’ve probably noticed, we have been running more articles about embroidery lately. We thought it’d be nice to do more posts for beginners at embroidery. It’s definitely been my craft of choice to relax these past two years. You…

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Modern Contemporary embroidery A book review of Embroidered Life
11 January 2022

Embroidered Life: Book Review

Today let’s talk about contemporary embroidery with a review of Embroidered life! Embroidery has long been associated with some kind of dated craft but then, we could probably say the same for knitting, crochet or sewing. It’s our job as…

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St John’s Wort : Natural dyeing, History and Medicinal uses21 June 2022
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Ching Shih : The Story of The Pirate Queen Behind Our Purple Yarn28 May 2022
Zakka Embroidery : One and Two-Color Embroidery Motifs Book Review11 May 2022
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St John’s Wort : Natural dyeing, History and Medicinal uses21 June 2022
Yarn & Book Pairing: The Goblin Emperor8 June 2022
Ching Shih : The Story of The Pirate Queen Behind Our Purple Yarn28 May 2022