We dyed eggs today, and one batch was done in grape juice for the first time (instead of red wine). We did another with onion skins, and I made dyes from red cabbage, cayenne powder, and turmeric. Turmeric was the most annoying because of how hard it was to strain. Hopefully we'll have a couple really yellow eggs, though.

(Another project today was making fruit leather for the first time with more of my surplus grapes.)

I've been poking at Pixelfed, hoping to find a fediverse alternative to Google Photos. I don't think it's really what I need. But I do have some photos there -- here's a cool one: https://pixelfed.social/p/ddrake/816666846511902567

Copying that here: one thing I did not expect about Peru was the unbelievably rich culture of fiber arts. Weaving, spinning, knitting, dyeing, crochet, knitting -- it's EVERYWHERE. Women all over use woven cloth like this to carry things -- you just bundle up your stuff, tie the thing around your shoulders, and go. From groceries to small children, they carry everything.

These aren't just practical and functional, the patterns and colors are simply stunning!

New #introduction post!

I'm Alicia and I'm a fibre artist (#dyeing #handspinning #felting #needlefelting #weaving #crochet #embroidery #upcycling #sewing) with interests in #mandala #art #psychedelicart #sacredgeometry #neurographicart and #watercolors.

My family and I run a business called @Fibre2Fabric where we dye all sorts of exotic #fibre #yarn, and #fabric.

I live in the country with my partner and our 6 #cats, 3 #dogs, #snake and #crestedgecko where I enjoy my many interests. (#gardening #plants #herbalism #fungi #music #ukulele #piano #dancing #flowart #reading #writing #tarot #poetry #haiku #cozygames and I'm getting more into #opensource / #linux)

When I say flow art, I mean spinning props like #hulahoop #leviwand #puppyhammer #poi #staff #silkfans #firefans etc.

I love #languagelearning. I studied #German and #Spanish as a kid, took #Japanese in uni, and I'm currently studying #ASL #Cree #Tokipona #Spanish and #Chinese. I also dabble in #French and #Latin sometimes and I'm learning #Greggshorthand to write faster. Cree is my favourite language and Spanish is my second.

I've been cursed since childhood with that lovely trifecta of #heds #pots and #mcas. Healing slowly but surely.

Hope I get to meet even more cool people the algorithms would normally drown out on other social media sites. I love it here!

I dyed a t-shirt for bob using low-water immersion after tying it in little bunches with water-soluble thread. The idea of using the water-soluble thread was to avoid white marks — I wanted it to just be “different” in some way in the tied parts, but not to block the dye completely. (Also I didn’t want to have to untie it all afterwards.)

The low-water immersion worked nicely to split out the constituent red (magenta) and blue (cobalt blue) parts of the dye, giving lots of different purples, and the little tied bunches ended up looking like cells or neurons (according to bob).

Photos here of the tied t-shirt before going in the dye bath, plus a close-up and not-close-up of the results. bob has a photo of him wearing it which no doubt he will post in this thread at some point.

Wow folks, check out this exhibition of the quilts collected by historian and filmmaker Ken Burns. Extraordinary.

#Knitting @Knitting #Knitstodon #FiberArts #FibreArts #NeedleArts #Maker #Creator #Dyeing #Applique #Embroidery #Crafts #HandMade

https://youtu.be/DZDyONVAgV0?si=d2IMiOUia4238-w1

Making a mess in the kitchen. I normally dye outside in summer. But I finally want to work with these fabric strips that are too white for the project. So far, I've only dyed paper with this mixture (for days in the sun). I'm curious to see if it will work.

Tip: If you have tea too old to drink, they give a great dye for most papers and natural textiles!

I know I've been posting a lot about #yarn, #handspinning, and #dyeing #wool. It's #winter right now.

Rest assured I will turn back to #GardeningMastodon soon! It's almost time to sow #seeds!

And #lambing is coming up mid-March, too. So, I will be talking more about that as it gets closer. #SheepOfMastodon

@asta Hi there, I do! Suggest following bunch of relevant tags. Follow people who post with those tags - you can always unfollow later. Also, once a day I check out all posts on #Knitting and follow anyone new to me there, like you. This is how you curate your feed here. Have fun! Here are a bunch of tags to check out...

#Knitting @Knitting #Knitstodon #FiberArts #FibreArts #NeedleArts #Maker #Creator #Crochet #Weaving #Dyeing #Spinning #HandSpinning #Embroidery #Felting #Crafts #HandMade

#Knitting @Knitting #Knitstodon #FiberArts #FibreArts #NeedleArts #Maker #Creator #Crochet #Weaving #Dyeing #Spinning #HandSpinning #Embroidery #Felting #Crafts #HandMade

New late night #dye job.

Residency opportunities for fiber artists and writers! In Colorado, two week blocks scheduled throughout 2025, accepting applications now.

#Writing #Knitting @Knitting #Knitstodon #FiberArts #FibreArts #NeedleArts #Maker #Creator #Crochet #Weaving #Dyeing #Spinning #HandSpinning #Embroidery #Felting #Crafts #HandMade

https://mailchi.mp/rebeccamezoff/a-puppy-new-year-1393489?e=f1549c1097