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bspheath
Jan 99 min read
Making sukumo on a small scale
Japanese indigo (Persicaria tinctoria) is quite easy to grow. These plants want what many garden annuals do: rich, well drained soil,...
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bspheath
Jun 15, 20235 min read
Creating my Wedding Dress
Photo credit: Kelsey Kobik, flowers by Top Blossom Farm Last year I had two main goals: to finish the renovation of a large 1880's...
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bspheath
Mar 20, 20238 min read
Winter Ink Making
(originally posted 2/2/21) Dyeing, I’ve recently decided, is best done outdoors. Especially when printmaking with natural dyes, dry and...
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bspheath
Mar 16, 20238 min read
The Chintz-Inspired Shirt
(originally posted 1/29/2021) I had the idea to make a chintz-inspired dress shirt for my partner a week or so before his birthday in...
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bspheath
Mar 16, 20237 min read
Mordant Exploration
(originally posted 11/13/2020) If you've followed many modern natural dyers you have probably noticed that mordants, substances used to...
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