Have you ever asked yourself what to knit with sock yarn instead of socks? Did you ever buy a single skein of yarn simply because it was beautiful? Do you have a collection of single skeins of sock yarn laying around just because there are only so many pairs of socks you can knit? If …
How To Be A Test Knitter
Have you ever wondered how to be a test knitter? Look no further, because today I am going to share different ways how to become a test knitter. This post contains affiliate links. I may earn a small commission if you use these links, at no cost to you. As an Amazon Associate I earn …
Simple, Eco-Friendly Spring & Easter Decorating Ideas
Today I want to share some of the activities I do around this time of the year and I have compiled six simple, eco-friendly spring & Easter decorating ideas. When the sun comes up earlier in the mornings again, when you wake up hearing the birds sing and when the first flower bulbs peek out …
5 More Tips How to Simplify your Life
Today I want to share 5 more tips how to simplify your life. If you are looking for ways to declutter, whether this concerns physical items or your mind, you can start by implementing one of these tips after the other. Some of them require some thinking and soul searching and cannot be executed immediately. …
5 Tips How To Simplify Your Life
Today I want to give you 5 tips how to simplify your life. If you are looking for ways to declutter, whether this concerns physical items or your mind, you can start by implementing one of these tips after the other. Some of them require some thinking and soul searching and cannot be executed immediately. …
Simple Living
Right now I am still in the early building phase of my website. For the future, I hope to create a space that not only contains all sorts of information about natural dyeing and the fiber arts, but also share more about what simple living means to me and my family and how we align …
How to sew a cloud pillow DIY sewing tutorial
In this DIY tutorial I will show you how to sew a cloud pillow. This tutorial is suitable for beginners who know the basics about operating a sewing machine. If you don’t have a sewing machine, it would also be possible – yet more time consuming – to sew the pillow by hand. This post …
What is a Mordant? (Mordants for Natural Dyes)
In this post I want to highlight the important topic of mordanting and help you chose which mordant to use for your natural dyeing project. Mordants are essential if you are dyeing either protein or cellulose fibers with natural dyes. Therefore, I will explain in detail what a mordant actually is and how to use …
Natural Dyeing Books
Welcome to the second post of my natural dyeing series. Today I want to talk about natural dyeing resources. If you want to get a deeper knowledge of natural dyes, I recommend that you have a look at these three natural dyeing books.
How to Dye Yarn with Natural Dyes
This is the first post of a blog post series that is focused on natural dyeing. If you want to learn how to dye yarn with natural dyes this tutorial for beginners is for you.