Juin embellit le sol et métamorphose le jardin de colorants dans une palette de teinture. Ici, vous pouvez jeter un coup d'oeil sur certaines plantes du jardin de teintures en ce moment . Ces graines de guède radiants donneront non seulement la culture de guède prochaines années, mais aussi donner cette belle violet foncé à la laine ou de tissu.

J'essaie de gérer le jardin de colorants afin qu'il soit en excellente condition pour l'atelier de teinture à la fin du mois d'août, la météo fait un défi intéressant. Je suis sur le point de récolter ...

A quick tour of the dye-garden as it is at the moment on 5th June 2017; naming plant, uses and colours.

Judas tree pods give a lovely orange tinged eco-print and their roots if you ever dare dig them up give a red dye.

Dyers Chamomile (Anthemis tinctoria) producing a warmer yellow than weld on all fibres, good for solar dyeing and eco-printing.

Dyers Greenwood (Genista tinctoria) Good yellow dye on all fibres, handy for eco-printing

Garland Chrysanthemum (Glebionis coronaria) Yet another abundant source of yellow, gives a warm yellow to orange dye, great for solar dyeing and eco-printing

Goldenrod ...

June lovely June, beautifies the ground and metamorphoses the dye garden from potential to actual dye palette. Here you can take a peek at some of the plants in the dye garden at the moment. These radiant woad seeds will not only give next years woad crop but also give that beautiful deep purple to wool or cloth.

I try to manage the dye garden so that it is in top condition for the natural dye workshop at the end of August, the weather makes this an interesting challenge. I am about to harvest all the Garland Chrysanthemum flowers and ...

The dye garden here in the Ariege is beginning to move, although germination and growth of new plants is slow through lack of rain and very cold snaps. These picture were taken on the 1st of May.

Autumn plantings such as Dyer's Chamomile (Anthemis tinctoria) below, and Dyer's Greenweed are off to a good start.

Dyers Greenweed (Genista tinctoria) this one has avoided the winter pruning by rabbits.

The thick rooted black Hollyhock (Alcea) is not doing so well after being moved and I will have to make sure it gets plenty of water and a good mulch ...

When you go to a busy show you don't always have time to have a look around. An early morning browse perhaps or quick forays to the loo or cafe. My tendency is to do an overall survey and then return when I can to things that attracted me. So here are some of my photos.

En allant dans un grand salon, vous n'avez pas toujours le temps de regarder autour. Une visite tôt le matin peut-être, ou des incursions rapides au café. Ma tendance est de faire une évaluation globale et de revenir quand je peux à ...

We are very much looking forward to once more being at Pour l'Amour du Fil in Nantes from April 19th - 23rd. We will be on stand D21 and as usual we will have our three wools in loads of naturally dye colours, some new kits including Fresco by Kieran Foley and an opportunity to take part in a competition.

As usual there will be many prestigious designers present such as AMY BUTLER, BRIGITTE HEITLAND, MINICK AND SIMPSON and KAFFE FASSETT . They will share their experience in numerous workshops and conferences. In addition, a book the Artisan collection by Kaffe ...

Nous sommes très impatients d'être de nouveau à Pour l'Amour du Fil à Nantes du 19 au 23 avril. Nous serons sur le stand D21 et comme d'habitude nous aurons nos trois laines teintes en couleurs vives, les kits de crochet et de tricot, favoris et nouveaux, y compris Fresco Crescent par Kieran Foley et l'occasion de participer à un concours.

Il y aura de nombreux designers prestigieux tels que AMY BUTLER, BRIGITTE HEITLAND, MINICK et SIMPSON et KAFFE FASSETT. Ils partageront leur expérience dans de nombreux ateliers et conférences. En outre, un livre avec la ...

I know it is Spring in date if not in fact. But none the less today we are launching 'winter in Creuse", the second in the series of Creuse shawls designed by Hélène Marcy.

Je sais que c'est le printemps en date, sinon en fait. Quand même , aujourd'hui nous lançons 'winter in Creuse", le deuxième dans la série des châles de Creuse conçus par Hélène Marcy.

The same striking drape with a wintry combination of naturally dyed colours. Dyes that include oak, weld madder and indigo.

Le même drap doux avec une combinaison hivernale de couleurs teintes naturellement ...

Wherever you are in the world, when the daffodils start flowering, that is the time to sow the woad seeds for the coming years blue harvest.

It is a good idea to select a few good plants to allow to go to seed for next years sowing and to remove all the other woad plants before the seeds engulf your neighbourhood and beyond. Woad is classified as an invasive plant in some areas. Leave the culled plants to dry a little before adding them to your compost heap.

This is one of the three sturdiest plants I selected to grow ...

Renaissance Dyeing. Teintures végétales.

Teinturière & Tricoteuse: Catherine MOREL

Tou'dou Birgit Deppe Vêtements, accessoires feutre nuno

Heloise Vallet - Bijoux Contemporains

Longo Mai de Saint-Chaffrey (Hautes-Alpes) which processes 12 to 15 tons of wool a year

L'Herbier à Couleur Magali Bontoux

Artisan feutrière