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On me demande souvent ce que l'on peut faire avec un écheveau de 25 m de la laine dentelle ou avec des écheveaux laissés par les Renaissance Stripes ou Bohemian Rhapsody kits. Annette de Annette Petavy design a trouvé une réponse amusante. Un calendrier de l'Avent crocheté, qui progresse jour après jour tout au long de l'Avent en étapes faciles à suivre. Il y a beaucoup d'images et de liens pour expliquer les explications en anglais et en français.

Donc, prenez dix minutes de votre journée chargée et offrez-vous un Calendrier de ...

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I am often asked what can be done with a 25m skein of lace-weight/crewel wool or with left-over skeins from the Renaissance Stripes or Bohemian Rhapsody kits. Annette of Annette Petavy design has come up with a fun answer. A crocheted Advent calendar that advances day by day throughout Advent in easy to follow steps. For nervous crocheters like me it is easy to follow as there are lots of images and links to stitch explanations in English and French.

So take ten minutes out of your busy day and give yourself a hand-crafted Advent ...

Introduction to The Use of Vegetable dyes by Violetta Thurstan.

"Is this 'vegetable dyeing' that we are hearing so much about less trouble than chemical dyeing?

No it is more trouble.

Is it then quicker?

No, it takes much longer.

Is it a faster dye?

No, a really fast chemical dye cannot be surpassed by any vegetable dye.

Is it cheaper?

No, the cheap chemical dyes in packets cost only a few pence.

Why then should anyone trouble to learn how to use vegetable dyes?

Because of the beauty of its results, Those who use them claim that no chemical ...