May 2019

Madder silks

Posted by laura bellel on May 17, 2019 | Add new comment

I've been gathering amd sorting some madder dyed silks .

Organza

Raw silk

Posted by laura bellel on May 09, 2019 | Add new comment

Woad in bloom. Simple and swetly scented.

It looks a little weedy next to the fancy tulips, but it's just as precious to me.

Posted by laura bellel on May 08, 2019 | Add new comment

I dyed some hemp silk fabrics with madder roots and indigo. This is one of my very favorite,most intersting kinds of fabric.

This piece of hemp/silk dyed with madder seems to echo the tulip shades.

The madder patch is thriving