Dye projects | Nature's Cauldron

Feb 19, 2013 by birdsong

I have been getting ready to head off to Stitches West at the end of this week and wondering why my excitement level isn’t any...

Sep 23, 2012 by birdsong

The summer has just flown by this year, as I try and balance both running the dye CSA and working full-time at a new job. I have been...

Apr 22, 2012 by birdsong

Aspen trees are one of the highlights of fall in my part of the world, and I was overjoyed to find that the leaves produce a true,...

Jan 17, 2012 by birdsong

Back in the fall, our local mycological expert Daniel Nicholson asked for some help in preparing for the first-ever Nevada City Wild...

Nov 22, 2011 by birdsong

When I started this CSA Farm adventure, I planned to grow enough Japanese Indigo (Polygonum tintorium) to dye yarns for my...

Oct 7, 2011 by birdsong

What are pokeberries? Not a surprising question for a Northern California grrl… this is a native plant in the South and...