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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 ?”

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”

From Seeds to Blue 2025, home growing Japanese Indigo and Woad

MOST OF THIS WORKSHOP IN ON ZOOM LIVE AND IT WILL BE RECORDED AND SHARED FOR REPLAY. THE CATCH UP SESSIONS ONLY FOR A FEW DAYS BUT THE LEARNING BITS WILL BE SHARE FOR 1 YEAR. THEY ARE FOR THE USE OF THE PARTICIPANT ONLY NOT FOR SHARING AROUND. PLEASE REMEMBER ANY SELF EMPLOYED ARTISTContinue reading “From Seeds to Blue 2025, home growing Japanese Indigo and Woad”

From Seed to Blue – Home growing Indigo pigment plants

IT IS NOW TOO LATE TO JOIN THE GROWING PROGRAM AS YOUR PLANTS WOULD NOT HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO MATURE BUT IF YOU ARE ALREADY GROWING AND YOU WOULD LIKE TO TAKE PART IN THE TWO DYEING WORKSHOPS (LIVE ZOOM AND RECORDED FOR REPLAY) END OF JULY AND END OF AUGUST 2024 BOOK A SPACEContinue reading “From Seed to Blue – Home growing Indigo pigment plants”

Growing and Using dyes with The League of Artisans

Calling everyone near Leek (UK) in the Starffordshire Moorlands who is interested in growing Natural dye plants, whether you have a garden or just a few pots ! I am so very delighted to join forces with The League of Artisans https://www.instagram.com/leagueofartisans/ this summer as they have decided to join in my “From seeds toContinue reading “Growing and Using dyes with The League of Artisans”