Muicle, Mexican honeysuckle, dye plant for blue or Indigo ?

This article is long overdue and concerns the Muicle plant I first came accross when travelling for dyes in Mexico’s Teotitlan del Valle in October 2024. I am a natural dyer and I specialise in learning and teaching about Indigo, Always on the look out for more information about Indigo baring plants, Indigo processes orContinue reading “Muicle, Mexican honeysuckle, dye plant for blue or Indigo ?”

SOLD OUT – THE COLOURS OF THAILAND – Discovering the colours and fibers of Thailand tour – 20th Nov – 2nd of Dec 2025

THIS RETREAT IS FULLY BOOKED IF YOU WANT TO EXPRESS INTEREST FOR THE 2026 RETREAT (DATES TO BE CONFIRMED BUT SIMILAR PERIOD) PLEASE EMAIL ELISABETH AT bettysbeautifullife@gmail.com using the subject matter “Colours of Thailand retreat 2026. TO BOOK A SPACE DOWNLOAD THE REQUEST FORM BELOW AND EMAIL IT TO ME bettysbeautifullife@gmail.com IF YOU HAVE ANYContinue reading “SOLD OUT – THE COLOURS OF THAILAND – Discovering the colours and fibers of Thailand tour – 20th Nov – 2nd of Dec 2025”

A colourful walk – mini residency in natural sustainable dyeing

One of my most joyful moment is to share my skills as a natural dyers with less experienced artisans or artists who want to understand and learn to use nature to create colour. I work from first principal cultivating dye plants, forageing them and swapping them with other dyers to be able to create aContinue reading “A colourful walk – mini residency in natural sustainable dyeing”