Woad dyed yarn
Woad is the European plant that produces indigo pigment. The percentage of woad produced by each plant is far less than that of an indigo plant. This led to the demise of the European woad industry, which was centred in the Toulouse area here in France, in the 16th century.
Today there are signs of the production of woad reviving. For a short précis on the economic history of woad visit: woad is me.
We have a wide variety of natural yarns dyed with woad including some shades in our sock yarn range, We can also undertake to woad dye special projects for you, contact us for more information.
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Woad Pigment
Our highly concentrated pure woad pigment is grown and produced here in the Midi-Pyrénées by Bleu de Lectoure. The woad is grown without pesticides as the plant protects itself.... more
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Woad Lace Knitting Wool
We are offering three shades of our fine lace-knitting wool dyed with Woad in 250 m hanks ( 273 yards).... more
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Woad Dyed Crewel Wool Packs
Two sets of five shades dyed with woad. The woad is grown locally here in the sunny South of France and processed near Toulouse, the medieval centre of woad production.... more
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Woad Dyed Mixed Silk Packs
7 x 10m of mixed silken threads including two weights of high lustre, spun-silk from the Chang Mai region of Thailand, bourette for added texture and a very fine silk thread.... more
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Woad Dyed DMC Cotton
6 x 10m naturally dyed in 6 shades of woad as shown. 6 easily separable strands, you can vary your stitching results, depending on the number of strands used. Perfect for cross-stitch, but also other stitches, such as long and short stitches and satin stitches... more
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Woad Dyed Mixed Natural Threads
A pack of 4 different cellulose fiber threads naturally dyed using woad. The threads will always be the same however the shades may vary slightly to those in the photograph.... more
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Woad Dyed Bourette
Fine Bourette, 50% Silk and 50% Wool. Hand Dyed with Woad in three different shades.... more