After retiring and moving home to Maine in 2019, I embarked on a project in natural dyeing: Dyeing Maine Fibers with Maine Plants. I had begun my exploration of natural dyeing in the 1970s when I had a small flock of sheep in New York’s Hudson Valley and continued to learn while living in California
Cynthia Thayer of the Wednesday Spinners demonstrated dyeing with indigo at the 2004 Common Ground Country Fair. “Two problems make indigo a dye unlike any other dye in the universe,” said Cynthia Thayer at the 2004 Common Ground Country Fair. It does not dissolve in water, nor does it adhere to material. “It’s also the
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