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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…