Rowena Dugdale
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Rowena Dugdale
@redrubyrose.bsky.social
Flora inspired small-batch textiles, plant-dyeing and landscape wanderings.
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It’s a prickly gather! One for early in the year when there isn’t much else about.
March 10, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Yes, I’d recommend this book, Wild Colour by Jenny Dean. She covers all the basics and beyond: www.ditchlingmuseumartcraft.org.uk/shop/books/w...
Wild Colour by Jenny Dean - Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft
This practical and inspiring guide to creating and using natural dyes from plants, offers information on current environmentally friendly dyeing techniques and more than 65 species of plants and natur...
www.ditchlingmuseumartcraft.org.uk
March 9, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Scottish gorse
March 9, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Yes, what a joy! ✨✨
March 8, 2025 at 7:01 PM
One of my favourites. Happily it retains a hint of that woodsy coconut scent when the fabric is spritzed with water and ironed. If I forget the plant I’ve used I can steam iron it to get a hint of what it is - every plant has its own signature. Some better than others (eg. NZ Flax, not so nice)
March 8, 2025 at 6:16 PM
I haven’t, sounds fun!
March 8, 2025 at 4:58 PM
👋 Yes, hi!
March 3, 2025 at 8:35 PM
It was lovely in the sunshine, but it’s still big coat weather for the brief rain showers scooting through 🩵✨
March 2, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Thank you 💛💛
February 25, 2025 at 4:09 PM
It was a very short adventure- absolutely freezing easterly wind!
February 14, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Thank you, very much appreciated 💛
February 2, 2025 at 4:48 PM