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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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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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Dye bath of yarn dyed with pomegranate
21 December 2021

Pomegranate : Natural Dyeing, History and Medicinal Uses

The pomegranate, through natural dyeing, history and medicinal uses, is today’s focus! After our article about the history, medicinal and dye uses of the walnut tree, we decided to continue our series with the pomegranate. It’s been a popular fruit…

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Make Thrift Mend Book cover for Plant Dye and Mending book review
30 November 2021

Make Thrift Mend : A book review

It’ll surprise literally none of you that plant dye and mending are topics I really care about, so it was only logical that I did a review of Katrina Rodabaugh’s latest book. One night, I couldn’t sleep and did what…

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Naturally dyed walnut embroidery thread Kit with vegan yarn and goodies
14 November 2021

Behind The Scenes: The Process Behind Our Walnut Tree Embroidery Kit For Autumn

With the release of our first embroidery kit, I thought we could talk a bit about the process behind our new naturally dyed walnut embroidery thread kit for autumn. We had been playing a bit with cross-stitching years ago but…

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3 pictures showing yarn dyed with walnut tree husks and leaves
29 October 2021

Dyeing with the walnut tree and more!

Today, let’s talk about the history , medicinal uses of the walnut tree and, of course dyeing. From a dyer’s point of view, the walnut tree is fantastic! It’s very rich in tannins and all parts of the tree can…

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Three skeins of BFL Yarn (dark grey with orange speckles) with the title "What is Blue Faced Leicester Yarn and what to knit with it?"
13 October 2021

What is Blue Faced Leicester yarn and what to knit with it?

Blue Faced Leicester yarn is coming from a pretty recent breed in the wool world. It’s a fantastic base that we have used for years now but we had so many questions when we started knitting with it. Is Blue…

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St John’s Wort : Natural dyeing, History and Medicinal uses21 June 2022
Yarn & Book Pairing: The Goblin Emperor8 June 2022
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