San Juan, La Laguna was a town that particularly specialized in the coloring of yarns using natural dyes. This made for beautiful muted colors and an interesting lesson in the various natural plants native to Central America which were used in the process.
I have used natural dyes to make
Egg Shell Art as well as
Flower Petal Fabric Dye
.
Do you use natural dyes?
What are your favorite or most unusual?
6 comments:
Beautiful photos ...especially the last two. I wish I knew more about natural dyes, this very interesting to me.
I like to use anything i find in my garden.....and just see what comes of it...natural dyes are earthy and muted....very modern palette....
Amazing photos! I successfully died some yarn with onion skins once, but all of my other natural dying attempts have been pretty terrible!
Beautiful post! I love all the natural colors!
http://likemamalikedaughter.blogspot.com/2012/04/wonderfull-full-of-wonder-wednesday_18.html
I love the colors! I would buy a pack of that yarn :)) although I can't knit;)
hugs!
J
Fantastic photos of a real artist. Love the colors...
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