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Saturday, April 23, 2011

Red Sandalwood Powder and Final Thoughts on Mordant Concentration Experiment

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Another Indian dye that we tested this winter was red sandalwood....I am very fond of this wood for a few different reasons....First of all ...
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Saturday, April 9, 2011

Pomegranate Skin or Anarchilka

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We were supposed to go trekking this weekend, but the weather did not cooperate. So here I am hoping to finish the last 6 dyes that we teste...
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Sunday, April 3, 2011

Butea Monosperma or Tesu Phool

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Tesu phool (bastard teak flower) is one of the more popular of the Indian dyes. It offers a versatile range of colors. Here is what the dri...
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Berberis chitria

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The next dye, in alphabetical order, that we experimented with was from the barberry family, namily berberis chitria, or daru haridra in hin...

Picking Apple Bark

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As some of you know we spend about 6 months per year in India. Over the years we have traveled all over this beautiful country, but decided ...
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Dominique and I became involved with natural fibers about 5 years ago during one of our stays in India. At first disappointed with the quality of products we found in the markets we decided to track them back to their sources and it is there in the remote villages and valleys of the subcontinent, and the back alleys of its towns that we discovered the beauty of natural materials and the wealth of traditional techniques. Today we spend our time between our spinning and weaving studio in Himachal Pradesh and our home in Arizona, where our son Alex handles customer relations and shipping. Presently most of our energy is focused on hand-spinning, yarn design, exploration and experimentation with natural dyes, study, incorporation and transformation of tribal and traditional styles, techniques and patterns with the intention of their graceful continuation and transformation into a vibrant future, with the further and final hope of bringing them into the hands of lovers of beauty, quality and purity worldwide.
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