Natural Dye Series

Farm & Folk, 756 CR 216, Durango, CO.9709461470farmandfolk@gmail.com

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My homegrown handspun naturally dyed with rudbeckia and madder root. Looking forward to knitting this up! 🌱🧶 🐑 🌱
Saturday on the just about winter farm.
Back in my shepherdess days spinning a sweaters worth of yarn was pretty low key but it feels like a big huge deal these days! 1800 yards of homegrown, hand spun 2-ply fingering weight yarn is in the scouring pot. In a couple days it will be transfor
🌱I’m excited to announce that I’m teaching an on farm workshop at @sanbornmillsfarm this May 7-11. Sanborn is working to preserve traditional skills such as sustainable farming, timber framing, fiber crafts and so much more. The return t
Spinning a sweaters worth of yarn is no joke. Each 360 yard skein takes me about 5.5 hours to make and I need 5 skeins. Once they’re all spun I look forward to naturally dyeing them and then beginning the slow work of knitting the sweater. The
My very first clay resist experiment and dang if I didn’t dive in head first in true Sara fashion. Seven yards of indigo dyed hemp polka dots. Hopefully the next dip is equally as successful. I’m feeling optimistic! 🌱🫶🏼🌱
December studio days begin with a fire. 🪵 🔥
Feeling nostalgic ❤️
The beginning of a sweater from scratch. With wool from our old flock. Making time to reconnect with this craft that was my passion before I discovered quilt making.✨🐑🌱
A legacy quilt in the works. 🌱🌱🌱
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