Four small balls of wool, in colours from pale yellow to olive green and grey.

A large dock plant, with some tall nettles in the background.

I dyed a second batch of fibres from my dock dye bath. Top left counterclockwise:
alum mordant, iron modifier, on white
alum mordant, on grey
alum mordant, on (different) grey
alum mordant, on white

#dyeplants #spinsky #handspun #usefulPlants #dock #handdyedfibre

Harvesting of Geonoma macrostachys Mart. leaves for thatch: an exploration of sustainability Palm leaves are an important source of roof thatch for rural communities in many parts of the tropics. Often leaves are harvested from wild population…

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