Coreopsis flower dye

Posted by laura bellel on September 06, 2018 | Add new comment

I've been collecting these annual coreopsis flowers all summer. They're small but they pack a punch in the dye pot. These plants are getting a little ragged but are still popping out the blossoms.

 

 

 The brew has a nice, fresh medicinal smell

Silk embroidery threads dyed with coreopsis flowers. The one on the right was dyed with coreopsis and madder roots.

 

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September spiderwebs

Posted by laura bellel on September 04, 2018 | 5 Comments

A spider has been attaching her web  to the clothesline each night. Each morning it's bigger and fuller of no- longer- flying things. If I see a bee or butterfly caught in it, I let it out.

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