FREE: Getting Started with Natural Dyes eBook

 

FREE!!!

Getting Started with Natural Dyes eBook

 

Three Days Only!!! 

 

 http://www.kbaxterpackwood.com/e-Books.htm

Fall Colours

September is drawing to an end, so thought I would post some fall colours!

Rust on hand dyed cotton fabric.
 
I do believe I dyed this with MX dyes back around 1994,  before I became allergic.  Anyway, I love the colors of this piece, as the leaves start to change I will take some photos, do some color studies and use some of this fabric as it's wanting to be stitched and oh so badly.

Studio Rag

The colors are a deep camel and pale yellow, the yellow doesn't show up well in this image due to the poor lighting in my office.  Natural dyes on cotton.

Woad and Indigo Blog Crawl 2013

List of participating blogs so far, if you have a blog and are working with indigo or woad and would like to be included please let me know!

Janet ~ www.starrynightalpacas.com
Ulrike - http://nemo-ignorat.typepad.com/nemo-ignorat/ 
Diana ~  http://dyeing2weave.wordpress.com 
Terri ~  http://terrilipman.blogspot.com

Woad and Indigo Blog Crawl

I will be posting the list of participating blogs later tonight!

How does a Blog Crawl Work?

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How does a blog crawl work?  What happens is come late Friday night I put up a list on my blog of all of the participating blogs in the blog crawl.  Then those participants copy that list from my blog and post it to their blogs.  This allows for the blog crawl, featuring Woad and Indigo, to go viral!  There are many artists working with Woad and Indigo this month so I'm hoping that those who are will participate so that we can show the world the beautiful fabrics and fibers being dyed with woad an indigo!

Hope you participate as well.

Woad and Indigo Blog Crawl

I will be hosting and blog crawl for Woad and Indigo this coming weekend, August 30th!  If you'd like to participate just let me know via the comments section.

Indigo and rust on cotton fabric.

Common Phlox

Common Phlox Phlox divaricata

Not worth my time collecting to use in a dye pot, any color it would yeild would fade in a matter of days, if not hours.  The stems would yeild a weak yellow at best.  But given the current extreme heat Iowa is experiencing it is one of the few plants that has survived in my garden without needing watering.

Compost Dyeing and Other Fermentation Dyeing Techniques eBook

If you purchased a copy of my eBook "Compost Dyeing and Other Fermentation Dyeing Techniques" last year through Kindle and it is corrupted please let me know and I will send you a replacement copy!

This eBook is Currently ON SALE

for $3.99

Indigo Blog Crawl Continues!

This month's particpants will be listed over several posts since it's easier to list them this way than to keep updating an older post.

Diana de Souza http://dyeing2weave.wordpress.com  - Diana will be starting a Garcia vat this week so check back often to watch her progress!

This months Blog Crawl entails dyeing with Indigo.  I will be updating the list throughout the weekend.

Ulrike - http://nemo-ignorat.typepad.com/nemo-ignorat/

Indigo Dye Blog Crawl - Update

I will be listing participating blogs this evening!

August Natural Dye Blog Crawl and a Challenge

I will be posting Augusts blog crawl list on the 17th, and I'm adding a challenge for those that want to participate - Indigo. 

Dye something with indgo, but just don't stop there dye something with indigo and then overydye it with yet another dye.

Dog Transport eBook Special!!!

Dog Transport eBook Special!!! 

 

I've marked all four of my Natural Dyeing eBooks to the special price of $3.99 to help raise transport funds for Junior the labradoodle from Texas to Iowa!!! 

He also needs to be neutered once we get him here to Iowa, he's eight months old and the cute wore offso now he's coming to live with me, we will  have many years of happy walks together! http://www.kbaxterpackwood.com/e-Books.htm

I will post a photo of the new pooch as soon as I have permission to do so, not everyone wants their images out on the net!

French Pearl Cotton Thread

Some vintage french pearl cotton thread I purchased at a local haunt today!  I am thinking of dyeing with indigo and then overdyeing with walnut hulls and leaves!

Natural Dye Blog Crawl - July 2013

Here is a list of some very beautiful blogs that feature natural dyeing!!! 

Ulkie http://nemo-ignorat.typepad.com/nemo-ignorat/

Pallas www.animpartationofcolor.blogspot.com

Kate www.windsongfibersfarm.blogspot.com

Maggie  http://betterlivingthroughdyeing.blogspot.com/

Ann www.shroomworks.wordpress.com

Myra www.hookedanddyed.com

MJ http://naturaldye.tumblr.com/

Moya https://mojoquilts.wordpress.com

Diane http://dyeing2weave.wordpress.com

Deb http://debmcclintock.wordpress.com/

Kimberly http://thenaturalsurface.blogspot.com/

Trace http://www.soewnearth.blogspot.com

Ladka www.mamaladka.blogspot.com

Liz http://digitalgardener.wordpress.com/

 

If you are a natural dyer and would like to be included in this blog crawl list please let me know and I will add you to the list!

Natural Dye Blog Crawl

 

I'm putting together a natural dye blog crawl for next weekend, if you'd like to participate let me know @ prairiefibers@hotmail.com   I will list all participating blogs here on my blog starting Midnight (Iowa Central Time) July 27th!

Prairie Storm

Compost (eco print), Rust, and Natural Dyed Silk Fabric.

Wet Studio Assistant

Angel keeping me company, and trying to stay cool, while I work in my wet studio.  My wet studio is a full 15 degrees cooler than the main part of the house right now, it's 77F down here and hotter than two blazes upstairs!

The Natural Surface Network Down 062413

If you are trying to access the Natural Surface Network it appears to be down this afternoon, showing a 500: Unexpected Error Message.  Am hoping it will be available and very soon, as of yet they haven't sent us creators/owners a message as to what has happened to cause the error message.