19th annual WOOLGATHERING September 5-8, 2019 Save the Date! Registration Open May 4th Four glorious days of Spinning, Weaving, Rug Hooking and Natural Dye Classes Learn about techniques, fibers and working with locally sourced wool Forage for Natural Dye Plants Yarn Development: Learn the “ins and outs” of how to […]
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Natural Dyeing Workshops – Warm Colors
Explore warm shades of naturally dyed yarns during a day full of interesting discussion and hands-on experience. The workshop will be co-hosted by Brooke Sinnes of Sincere Sheep yarns and Kira Dulaney of Kira K Designs, and held at the backyard dye studio of Sincere Sheep in Napa, CA. We will dye 14 one-ounce skeins of […]
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Natural Dyeing Cool Colors Explore cool shades of naturally dyed yarns during a day full of interesting discussion and hands-on experiences. The workshop will be co-hosted by Brooke Sinnes of Sincere Sheep yarns and Kira Dulaney of Kira K Designs, and held at the backyard dye studio of Sincere Sheep in Napa, CA. We will dye […]
Read MoreNatural Dyeing Workshops – Indigo
Explore the intricacies of indigo dyeing during a day full of interesting discussion and hands-on experience. The workshop will be co-hosted by Brooke Sinnes of Sincere Sheep yarns and Kira Dulaney of Kira K Designs, and held at the backyard dye studio of Sincere Sheep in Napa, CA. We will go through the process of setting up […]
Read MoreNatural Dyeing Workshops – Gradient Yarns
Explore naturally dyed gradient yarns during a day full of interesting discussion and hands-on experience. The workshop will be co-hosted by Brooke Sinnes of Sincere Sheep yarns and Kira Dulaney of Kira K Designs, and held at the backyard dye studio of Sincere Sheep in Napa, CA. We will dye two four-ounce yarn blanks of Sincere Sheep […]
Read MoreNatural Dyeing Workshops – Cool Colors
Natural Dyeing Cool Colors Explore cool shades of naturally dyed yarns during a day full of interesting discussion and hands-on experiences. The workshop will be co-hosted by Brooke Sinnes of Sincere Sheep yarns and Kira Dulaney of Kira K Designs, and held at the backyard dye studio of Sincere Sheep in Napa, CA. We will dye […]
Read MoreLearning the Language of Plants with Local Dialect
Written by Sasha Wirth & Photographed by Paige Green Behind a vintage cottage on a quiet street in Petaluma, Karen Hess is stirring a pot of eucalyptus leaves. “I gathered these this morning from a tree two blocks away,” she says. “The leaves are still green now, but they’ll slowly turn the water into a […]
Read MoreIndigo in Hand at Red Twig Farm
Written and Photographed by Koa Kalish It all started with a gift: fifty tiny seedlings exchanged from one woman’s hands to another. The seedlings were Polygonum tinctorium, whose body is made of glassy green almond-shaped leaves, tiny pink flower buds, and whose dye creates the infamous world-renowned deep blue our eyes love to drink and […]
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