What better time to talk about local textiles and Community Supported Cloth than Fashion Revolution Week? If you are wondering what Fashion Revolution Week is, it’s a designated opportunity to ask, “Who made my clothes?” and find out about where our textiles come from and how they are made. But be warned, it’s not pretty.… Continue reading Fiber to Frock: The Fashion Revolution & Community Supported Cloth
The first dye mushroom I ever connected with was Omphalotus olivascens. I didn’t know what it was when I saw it, but it looked promising. I was wandering in a Marin County oak forest after a rain looking for potential dye mushrooms. After a while I began to see all kinds of little guys. They… Continue reading Mushroom Dreams
I love the surprises of the seasonal and annual natural dye colors. While natural dye color can be generally predictable, variations occur based on many factors. Like wine, natural dye color is influenced by growing conditions: soil; weather; location. This is what viticulturists call terroir. Terroir affects wine flavor on one’s palate and in the same way affects the color palette in a dye. And like wine, each variety of dye plant has a vintage that’s individual to the area and varies, beautifully, year to year.
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