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Kathryn Tomasetti
@botanicalweaves.bsky.social
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Winner of the Cockpit Dyers Award 2024/25 @cockpitstudios
Handwoven and eco-printed textile art 🌱
All dyed using garden-grown plants or foraged finds.
www.botanicalweaves.com
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Matching my naturally dyed handwovens to this gorgeous sunny weather 🙌🏼

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#silk #shawl #scarf #neckwear
mulberry silk + slub silk + tiny amount of tussah handwoven shawl, hanging in front of a leafy arbour. Naturally dyed with homegrown madder root, weld flowers and indigo, as well as responsibly sourced cochineal, indigo and logwood.
June 21, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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Been meaning to post this sweet client pic for awhile 😅 I really love how this naturally dyed double rainbow handwoven looks framed!

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#artwork
naturally dyed double rainbow handwoven framed and hanging on the wall of a family home.
May 29, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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Sneak peek of this bespoke naturally dyed handwoven beauty 🫶🏼

Just off my loom - more pics to follow soon.

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#silk #babywrap
ID a primarily blue, pink and purple naturally dyed handwoven with handstitching on a wooden table. Colours courtesy of homegrown madder root, weld flowers and indigo, as well as responsibly sourced cochineal, indigo and logwood.
May 22, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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Naturally dyeing black - without iron!!! 🙌🏼🥳💫

Black is such a tricky hue to achieve. This is a combo of homegrown madder root and weld flowers + responsibly sourced indigo & logwood, on tussah silk.

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#skein #yarn #silk
Hand holding a skein of black tussah silk, naturally dyed with indigo, logwood, madder and weld.
May 13, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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Happy Easter if you're celebrating friends!

Whatever you are doing today, I'm sending lots of empathy, compassion, strength and love your way.

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#modernquilt #vignettesquilt #scraps
Detail of naturally dyed hand stitched quilt, created using Heidi Parkes' Vignettes pattern.
April 20, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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Final section of the Imbolc warp. This shiny, naturally dyed beauty will probably be a short shawl.

Its real life shimmer is off the charts. I think I'm going to call it dragon wing 🪽

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Handwoven on a loom. Warp: mulberry silk warp, weft: mix of baby camel, yak and silk. Naturally dyed with homegrown madder root, cosmos sulphureus and coreopsis tinctoria flowers, indigo leaves and a sprinkling of responsibly sourced cochineal and indigo.
April 17, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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Detail from Imbolc, bespoke naturally dyed handwoven, plus cherryb blossom buds and spring shadows.

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#babywrap
Detail from Imbolc, bespoke naturally dyed handwoven. Warp: mulberry silk warp, weft: mix of baby camel, yak and silk. Naturally dyed with homegrown madder root, cosmos sulphureus and coreopsis tinctoria flowers, indigo leaves and a sprinkling of responsibly sourced cochineal and indigo.
April 9, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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Who loves a naturally dyed skein of yarn in a colour they'll never be able to replicate again?

Uh, me, apparently 🙋🏻‍♀️😆

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A skein of reclaimed baby camel/ silk blend, naturally dyed with homegrown madder and indigo, responsibly foraged oak galls and a little black tea. (More or less. I think? 🤦🏻‍♀️)
April 5, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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One final piece from the Winter Warp 💫

Presenting the naturally dyed handwoven Winter Sunrise shawl. I'm going to pop it up for sale on my website (soon 😅) but feel free to reach out if you're interested 💗
A naturally dyed, handwoven shawl with loose fringes, in purples, browns, coral, salmon and reds. Size: 2m x 70cm Warp: pima cotton, naturally dyed with homegrown madder, weld and indigo, as well as foraged oak galls and responsibly sourced cochineal. Weft: merino/ tussah silk blend, plus a small amount of yak/ silk blend on the tails. Naturally dyed with homegrown madder, coreopsis tinctoria flowers and responsibly sourced cochineal.
April 2, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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A little celebration of another handwoven from the Winter Warp 💫

Cotton and tussah silk shawl, naturally dyed with madder, weld, coreopsis tinctoria and indigo, plus oak galls and cochineal.

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A naturally dyed, handwoven shawl on a painted wooden table.
March 27, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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A few pics of the final pieces from the Winter Warp.

First up is this sweet cowl, naturally dyed with homegrown madder, weld and indigo, plus foraged oak galls and responsibly sourced cochineal.

#handwoven #textileartist #weaving #botanicalweaves #naturaldye #homegrowncolor #madder #cowl #scarf
A naturally dyed, handwoven cowl on a wooden table.
March 25, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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The softest naturally dyed tussah merino blend yarn cakes.

These beauties were the weft fibres for a stunning handwoven Winter Warp shawl. Pics to follow soon.

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Five cakes of yarn stacked in the sun. Naturally dyed with homegrown madder root, cosmos sulphureus and coreopsis tinctoria flowers, foraged oak galls and responsibly sourced cochineal.
March 21, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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Happy spring equinox, friends!

Next up on my loom: this naturally dyed mulberry silk warp.

Does it embody spring or what.
(And that's clearly a statement, not a question 😆)

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March 20, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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Because it's just so pretty.

Detail of Winter Blossom naturally dyed handwoven baby wrap, from my Winter Seasonal Warp.

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Pima cotton and slub silk handwoven baby wrap, naturally dyed with homegrown madder, weld and indigo, as well as foraged oak galls and responsibly sourced cochineal.
March 19, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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Presenting Winter Blossom, a bespoke handwoven from the Winter Seasonal Warp. Soon on its way home to the sweetest custom holder.

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Pima cotton and slub silk handwoven, naturally dyed with homegrown madder, weld and indigo, as well as foraged oak galls and responsibly sourced cochineal. There are eco-printed cosmos flowers, eucalyptus and rose leaves on one tail, small embroidered details on the other and hand-stitching throughout.
March 18, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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Ridiculously enamoured with this beauty 🥹 Finishing off details today. Photos of all its glory coming soon...

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Pima cotton and slub silk handwoven, naturally dyed with homegrown madder, weld and indigo, as well as foraged oak galls and responsibly sourced cochineal. Ten weaver toes at the edge of shot
March 16, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Yesterday felt like spring.

Today it feels like this kind of snug winter day 💗

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Pima cotton and slub silk handwoven, naturally dyed with homegrown madder, weld and indigo, as well as foraged oak galls and responsibly sourced cochineal.
March 10, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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A blue interlude 💙

(The softest pima cotton yarn, naturally dyed with a mix of homegrown and responsibly sourced indigo.)

#handwoven #textileartist #weaving #botanicalweaves #naturaldyes #homegrowncolor #gardeninspiration #indigo #yarn
A stack of pima cotton yarn, naturally dyed with a mix of homegrown and responsibly sourced indigo.
March 5, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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Slow n' steady Sunday progression on this naturally dyed beauty ❤️

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Pima cotton and slub silk handwoven with hand stitching, naturally dyed with homegrown madder, weld and indigo, as well as foraged oak galls and responsibly sourced cochineal. A cake of green naturally dyed slub silk sits atop the handwoven.
March 2, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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Rounding out February (almost!) piecing together this wall art quilt top, following the inspirational Vignettes pattern created by the talented @heidiparkes.bsky.social

Everything has been created from my naturally dyed scraps or leftover handwoven offcuts.

#quiltsky #quiltalong #vignettesquilt
Textile art created from naturally dyed scrap fabric and handwoven offcuts. Laid out on a floor that's similar in colour, making it somewhat camouflaged.
February 27, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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Shapes & colours 💗

Pima cotton and slub silk handwoven, naturally dyed with homegrown madder. There's a springy coil of slub silk, and flecks of red scattered throughout the weft.

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Pima cotton and slub silk handwoven, naturally dyed with homegrown madder. There's a springy coil of slub silk unwinding from the shuttle, and flecks of red scattered throughout the weft.
February 27, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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textile art
+ train sewing
= happiness.

(All colours thanks to homegrown traditional dye plants 🌱)

#quiltsky
A quilty piece of textile wall art, being sewn in the train. All colours thanks to homegrown traditional dye plants.
February 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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Welcoming the greens 💚

(Pic of a pima cotton and slub silk handwoven, naturally dyed with homegrown madder, weld and indigo, as well as foraged oak galls and responsibly sourced cochineal. Hand embroidered feather stitch meanders across the handwoven's width.)
Pima cotton and slub silk handwoven, naturally dyed with homegrown madder, weld and indigo, as well as foraged oak galls and responsibly sourced cochineal. Hand embroidered feather stitch meanders across the handwoven's width.
February 24, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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Totally smitten as I'm watching this piece come together 💗

Naturally dyed pima cotton and slub silk handwoven. The first piece on my Winter Seasonal Warp, with a focus on homegrown madder root.
Pima cotton and slub silk handwoven on a floor loom, plus six bobbins with slub silk, all naturally dyed with homegrown madder, foraged oak galls and responsibly sourced cochineal.
February 22, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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The winner of "Sustenance" handwoven and naturally dyed cowl has been drawn!

Check your emails, friends.

Thank you to everyone who participated 🌱
Pic of a blue, pinky-red and cream-coloured naturally dyed handwoven cowl on a tailor's dummy.
February 18, 2025 at 2:48 PM