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/natural-dyes-fig-leaves/#comment797 In reply to Timothy DavisHi Timothy. Always wash your naturally dyed yarn in luke warm water and use a neutral soap without bleaching agents or brighteners. I have one striped jumper which I dyed in 2018 and have been putting in the washing machine and completely ignoring this advice. It is still striped but the colours are now much more earthy with the orange and yellow tones stripped away by the washing powder. I would be more careful now! Best wishes, Jane.]]> Katie https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/natural-dyes-fig-leaves/#comment797 Mon, 25 Nov 2024 07:46:27 +0000 https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/natural-dyes-fig-leaves/#comment796 Unknown user https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/natural-dyes-fig-leaves/#comment796 Sun, 24 Nov 2024 22:07:07 +0000 https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/natural-dyes-fig-leaves/#comment773 In reply to E THi - I have found that the best time for dyeing with plants is often when they are at their most fragrant, this is particularly the. case with leaves and I think that the availability of pigment and the scent molecules may be linked. It is almost as though the plant is drawing attention to itself. So I pick the leaves when they are at their most fragrant, usually in August. The leaves have long gone from our tree now as frost killed them all in October. So I'm guessing that it also depends on your climate. J x]]> Katie https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/natural-dyes-fig-leaves/#comment773 Thu, 30 Nov 2023 20:24:13 +0000 https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/natural-dyes-fig-leaves/#comment772 Unknown user https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/natural-dyes-fig-leaves/#comment772 Thu, 30 Nov 2023 20:17:30 +0000