Dyeing from Scratch

As part of my attempts to understand the process of fabric production, I have started trying to produce my own fibre and dye stuff.

Flax

Three Flax Seedlings... you have to look very closely!

Flax ready to bloom!

Wool

Sheering of the Sheep at Ross Farm Museum

Washing the wool

Marigold

Marigold Seedlings

Marigold in bloom!

Woad

These leaves just kept on coming. 

Coreopsis 

Birch leaves

Birch leaves from our local trees

Goldenrod and Queen Anne's Lace

Left: Goldenrod      Right: Queen Anne's Lace