https://www.snapdragonlife.com/blogs/blog/ A fuzzylime (cms+) autogenerated channel feed. http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss fuzzylime (cms+) https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/699/#comment1474 In reply to SnapdragonJaneAnd isn't it wonderful that your ingenuity (spurred on by a dose of frustration. ?) eventually lead to a stunning accessory. I believe serendipity is often the best muse!]]> Unknown user https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/699/#comment1474 Sat, 09 May 2026 20:53:45 +0100 https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/699/#comment1473 In reply to Kelly VriezenI think you will be disappointed in the pattern Kelly! It was a panic knit - I was travelling as a passenger and needed something to knit over a 2 hour journey and didn't have anything small to take. So I took a 50g ball of nubbly 4 ply silk an a 3mm needle, cast on 14 stitches and knitter garter stitch until the yarn ran out . . . . I then didn't like the colour as it was a bit meh, so I put it in an onion dye bath and it went a nice mustard colour. J x]]> Katie https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/699/#comment1473 Sat, 09 May 2026 19:39:16 +0100 https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/699/#comment1472 Unknown user https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/699/#comment1472 Sat, 09 May 2026 17:53:25 +0100 https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/687/#comment1469 Unknown user https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/687/#comment1469 Thu, 07 May 2026 04:35:17 +0100 https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/365/#comment1466 Unknown user https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/365/#comment1466 Fri, 01 May 2026 07:52:51 +0100 https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/695/#comment1269 In reply to SnapdragonJaneThank you, Jane, that's very interesting. I have never come across Aluminum lactate before but it sounds to be an ideal mordant for my purposes. it will be good to compare last year's soya milk mordanted and dyed fabric with this year's using AL instead. Point taken on the scouring too. Definitely getting lazy on that one. Very grateful for you sharing this knowledge.]]> Unknown user https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/695/#comment1269 Fri, 24 Apr 2026 22:49:10 +0100 https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/695/#comment1268 In reply to Julie VannHi Julie - with cellulose fabrics I mordant with aluminium lactate, which is made from fermenting starches. Soy milk is - as you surmise - a binder, rather than a mordant, creating a thin layer of protein on the fabric which then attaches to the dye pigments. I don't use it as part of my regular practice as doesn't work as well long term as a true mordant. I use aluminium lactate at 5% weight of fibres. Aluminium lactate is a made by the fermentation of food starches like sugar beet. With cellulose fibres the main step that makes a difference long term is a really good and thorough scouring and rinsing before mordanting - not just a quick whizz in a hot wash as I've been tempted to do in the past. This is especially the case with old fabrics where stains can remain hidden until dyeing (though this of course may be exactly what you want, though possibly not on underarms . . . .).]]> Katie https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/695/#comment1268 Fri, 24 Apr 2026 12:49:06 +0100 https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/695/#comment1267 Unknown user https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/695/#comment1267 Fri, 24 Apr 2026 12:39:05 +0100 https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/694/#comment1265 Unknown user https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/694/#comment1265 Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:23:41 +0100 https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/447/#comment1248 Unknown user https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/447/#comment1248 Tue, 31 Mar 2026 04:15:47 +0100 https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/689/#comment1244 Unknown user https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/689/#comment1244 Sat, 28 Mar 2026 18:33:08 +0000 https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/689/#comment1240 Unknown user https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/689/#comment1240 Fri, 27 Mar 2026 16:54:11 +0000 https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/687/#comment1225 Unknown user https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/687/#comment1225 Sat, 21 Mar 2026 18:06:27 +0000 https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/686/#comment1224 Unknown user https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/686/#comment1224 Sat, 21 Mar 2026 14:53:02 +0000 https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/685/#comment1223 Unknown user https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/685/#comment1223 Fri, 20 Mar 2026 20:12:24 +0000 https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/679/#comment1222 In reply to Louise BallantineIt sounds as though your main challenge is going to be keeping the pots from drying out. Something with a deep tap root, like fennel, will work in a deep pot as it will be very efficient in getting all the water - it also handily droops very obviously when thirsty. Mediterranean herb plants generally will give colours - soft yellowy greens mainly. The other option is to get pot friendly varieties of dye plants - bedding tagetes, coreopsis and dahlia will all dye/print in the same way as their taller relations.]]> Katie https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/679/#comment1222 Fri, 20 Mar 2026 18:20:52 +0000 https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/679/#comment1221 Unknown user https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/679/#comment1221 Fri, 20 Mar 2026 18:07:46 +0000 https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/687/#comment1220 In reply to Anne HoweThank you Anne - That hand stroking is such a good catch all for so many things - I often think of the term "wringing their hands" which is seen as a sign of stress, but could equally be a simply a sensible way of instinctively treating stress. J x]]> Katie https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/687/#comment1220 Fri, 20 Mar 2026 10:08:59 +0000 https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/687/#comment1219 Unknown user https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/687/#comment1219 Fri, 20 Mar 2026 10:02:06 +0000 https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/682/#comment1218 Unknown user https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/682/#comment1218 Mon, 16 Mar 2026 17:17:40 +0000