Time to share more photos of our new venue for the retreat! There’s a wide variety of cabins available – this just shows some of the unique features in a few of them!
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2014 Retreat is Scheduled! New Location!
We are so excited about the retreat this year that we nearly couldn’t contain ourselves until we signed the contract! When: June 13-15, 2014 Where: Arrowhead Ranch Conference Center, Lake Arrowhead, CA Arrowhead Ranch has cabins featuring real beds and private bathrooms, and come in different configurations that can accommodate between 2 and 7 people. Read More
Store down for maintenance
Update 1/16: We’re back up and running! Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you encounter any problems. Our online store is having some difficulties, and it may be a few days before we’re up and running again — in the meantime, feel free to email us at info@griffindyeworks.com with questions or orders and we’ll Read More
April 12 is our Spring Frolic!
Calling all teachers! We’re now accepting class proposals for our next Frolic, which will be held on Saturday, April 12 at the Monrovia United Methodist Church in Monrovia, CA. Teachers can submit a class proposal via our online form, and this post will be updated as soon as we have the usual downloadable form. Is Read More
Retreat Wrap Up
Our ninth retreat was two weekends ago, and I’m sure you’re all in the same boat as me – still processing everything you learned, uploading (and tagging!) photos, and maybe unpacking. Bjo put it best when she wrote on our email list: Wow! Our 9th Fiber Retreat was absolutely fabulous! It was very high energy, Read More
Fall Frolic – Sept 21!
We’re excited to announce that we have a date for our Fall Frolic! It’ll be Sept 21 at Monrovia United Methodist Church. Class proposals are being accepted and registration is open. There’s more information on our Frolic event page!
Caring for Naturally Dyed Fibers
Caring for your dyed fiber: 1. Rinse. 2. Wash in GDW Fiber Wash/Orvus, dishwashing liquid (without bleach or perfumes), or similar gentle product (NOT detergent) in tepid water. Work fiber, especially wool, 20 minutes to remove unattached dye & chemicals. 3. Final rinse: Rinse until water runs clear & soap is removed. 4. Neutralize: When Read More
Fascinating: Barns are red because of the physics of dying stars!
Have you ever noticed that almost every barn you have ever seen is red? There’s a reason for that, and it has to do with the chemistry of dying stars. Seriously. Yonatan Sunger is a Google employee who decided to explain this phenomenon on Google+ recently. The simple answer to why barns are painted red is because Read More
Dyeing Eggs, Naturally!
We recently had a customer email us and ask about dyeing eggs with natural dyes! It’s a great question, and one we get every spring. Here’s our official stance: We hesitate to tell people they can use any of our dyes on food because if we do, someone will go overboard on it and try dyeing Read More
All About our Bijeaux Tapestry
If you’ve been to a Frolic or a Retreat, you’ve seen it. Nearly six feet long and two feet tall, our small version of the Bayeaux Tapestry depicts the life cycle of string! We named it after our dye mentor and Griffin Dyeworks owner Bjo Trimble – hence, the Bijeaux (bee-JOO) Tapestry! The work began Read More