Deep End First

Got some good reds today with home grown madder.

#naturaldye #madder #marigolds

#knitsky #showmeyourknits

I’ve been trying to get a photo of my newly finished #seaglasssweater all day.

This one took my almost a year to knit, mostly because o had to spin and dye more yarn as I was knitting. All yarn was naturally dyed from materials I grew or gathered. Much of it was spun my me as well.

Newly finished apron with sashiko pockets

#sashiko #apron #sewsky

My “studio” this afternoon.

#naturaldye #silkpainting

More natural dye experiments.

#colorwheel #naturaldye #naturaldyepaint #sawtoothstar

I’ve been taking #maiwa’s class Print and Paint with Natural Dyes and having a lot of fun experimenting. Here is some mordant printing.

#buckthorn #cutch #cochineal #logwood #naturaldye

Just finished my new #oylashirt from @paper_theory. Instruction booklet was pretty minimal but combined with the video, I don’t think I had any huge mistakes!
#sewsky

I have a new travel bag! I finished the #portsideduffle from @grainlinestudio.bsky.social on the last day of my vacation. Canvas from Overseas Fabrics. I can’t wait to travel with it!

I didn’t have any finishes at the retreat due to poor planning, but I did make a lot of progress on a lot of things so hopefully there are more finishes in my future. Here’s a mini quilt that will be part of our Bellingham Modern Quilt Guild show at the Lynden Library in May. #quiltsky #modernquilt

Retreating #sewingretreat

What do you think this will become?

WATCH: Woman is forcibly removed from Idaho town hall meeting by plainclothes security workers The incident Saturday at Coeur d'Alene High School, first reported by the Coeur d'Alene Press, drew widespread attention after videos of the turbulence were posted online.

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Quilt top is finished! Got sick this weekend so finished it ahead of expected.

#quiltsky #modernquilt #naturaldye #indigo #marigold #alder

These blocks are on a table outside my office at work. Here are some recent student creations.

Musk’s staffers are accessing the heavily guarded Internal Revenue Service (IRS) system, which contains detailed financial information on every taxpayer, business, and nonprofit in the country.

Last weekend’s dye work becoming this weekend’s quilt.

#naturaldye #indigo #marigold #orangepeelquilt

HAPPY BIG FAT DAY OF LOVE to you from Little ‘ol Free Gallery us.

Elon Musk re-shared a tweet containing Judge John McConnell Jr.’s daughter’s job and financial records on X after the judge ruled against DOGE.

Do you love living in the great state of Washington? Let's keep it that way! HB1584 is attempting to do away with mail in voting and return to in-person only. Sound like bullshit? That's because it is! Let your reps know just how much bullshit it is here
app.leg.wa.gov/pbc/bill/1584

Colors from the weekend. Homegrown indigo, marigold, coreopsis on vintage linens and reclaimed scraps

#naturaldye #japaneseindigo

And the bulk section is 👌🏼 it amazes me how cheap bulk spices can be.

Good night colors

#naturaldye #naturaldyeing #naturaldyes #marigold #indigo #japaneseindigo

Dye shed all lit up

Marigold + homegrown indigo on vintage linen 💛🩵💚

I’ve read that lichens are not the most lightfast of dyes. Someone called their lichen dyed garments “vampire clothing” because they can only wear them at night. That and the ecological considerations meant that I pretty much gave up on them.

Spending the afternoon cooking up some coreopsis dye. #naturaldye #naturaldyeing #coreopsis

It’s cold enough the I can wear my fireside pullover to work today.

#handknit #firesidepullover #memade

I made a similar vest and never got around to adding ties or a clasp and it really doesn’t need them functionally.