I am excited for Shannon today as her newest book, Alt Fiber, is released today. Several months ago, I had the wonderful opportunity to do some dyeing for her book and you can see some of the photos I took at that time. Shannon incorporates everything from bamboo and soy to the more obscure banana…

There’s more than one way to get colour on yarn. Tomorrow when we re-open the shop, we’ll be offering a collection of yarns and fibres under the name “Supernatural SweetGeorgia”. Natural and plant dyes create some of the most beautifully nuanced and luscious colours in our history. These colours are full of life and energy….

On the menu today, iron overdyed hemp yarns. Tasty. pot o’ gold For dessert, I think we’ve got some indigo overdyes too. Mmm.

And other days, I am saved by the beauty in things like this: Depth and light. It’s 100g of 20/2 cultivated silk. First dyed lightly in weld. Then dyed in marigold. And finally overdyed in madder. It’s absolutely gorgeous in the skein. And I am grateful for the light it brings into my life. When…

Reassess. Reconsider. Rediscover. You’ll note that I’m having difficulty writing full sentences right now. I still feel a little hungover from this weekend… I was quite fully and mercilessly drunk on the natural dyes and textiles from [Maiwa's Natural Dye workshop](http://www.maiwa.com/symposium/w_natural_dyes.html), led by Charllotte Kwon, owner and founder of Maiwa… Textiles from every part of…