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Simple and Natural

October 17, 2016 By Carolyn Foss

What an appealing combination for last week’s Sievers classes!  Simple and natural in Connie Westbrook’s Handwoven Homespun Fabric class, using natural cotton/linen blend yarns in neutrals with just a splash of color and woven in simple plain weave.  At the same time, simple and natural in Donna Kallner’s Natural Dye Retreat, with materials harvested from the grounds at Sievers and on Washington Island used to dye silk, wool and cotton.

Handwoven-homespun-fabric   Natural-dye-materials

Threading-for-handwoven-homespun   Handwoven-homespun-class

Projects included towels, curtains, bread cloths and totes and with plain weave, the weaving goes fast!

Handwoven-homespun4   Handwoven-homespun-class-visit1

Handwoven-homespun2   Natural-dye-fabric2

Handwoven-homespun-class-visit   Willow-for-dyeing

The leaves from indigo plants produced these vibrant blues, illustrating that revealing the final results from leaves, barks and berries is part of the process and joy of natural dyeing.  To see more and experience some of the Natural Dye Retreat, Donna shared great photos of her class on her Instagram page, www.instagram.com/donnastitches/ and has more information on natural dyeing on her website.

Indigo-plants   Indigo-dyed-yarn-and-silk

Natural-dye-class-visit   Natural-dyed-scarf-revealed

The earth, trees and sky captured in dyed yarns and fabrics!

Natural-dye-projects   Natural-dyed-scarves

Simple and natural is good, in class at Sievers or in the fall colors (even in the morning fog), just reaching their peak this week.

Washington-Island-leaves-in-fog   Swenson-road-colors

Swenson-road-fall-view     Washington-Island-fall1

 

Tags: Dyeing/Knitting/Spinning, Weaving

Filed Under: Dyeing/Knitting/Spinning, Weaving Tagged With: Connie Westbrook, Donna Kallner, Natural Dyeing, Weaving

Comments

  1. donna bichanich says

    October 17, 2016 at 9:20 pm

    Wish I was there.

    • Carolyn Foss says

      October 18, 2016 at 11:38 am

      We love sharing the Island and Sievers! See you in 2017, Donna!

  2. Susan Johnson says

    October 23, 2016 at 6:06 pm

    Will Connie be teaching the same class next year? I would love to take it in 2017!

    • Carolyn Foss says

      October 28, 2016 at 1:30 pm

      Hi Susan,

      We’re not sure…soon we’ll be asking our teachers for their title and date choices for 2017.

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