Nancy's Arts & Crafts

"When in Scotland," free pattern , took less than two weeks to knit up.  Finished size after blocking: 80" x 33" ...

In 2013, after those delightful, memorable, happy happy summer weeks in Scotland and the Outer Hebrides , I used marigolds to dye white wool...

Apparently acid fabric dyes are not the best to use as a dye for synthetic fabrics like Tencel, according to several searches.  Acid dyes ar...

Since last week's dyeing concoction did not go so well ( previous post ), a few corrections to the marigold dyeing process were made yes...

Wool from Ronaldsay in the Shetland Islands is unique.  The sheep there eat seaweed!  Our friend Wikipedia says... The North Ronaldsay ...