THINK SAFETY! This is not meant to scare you out of dyeing but is meant to prevent you and loved ones from really dying! Enjoy this wonderful craft by not getting careless. Always be prepared to deal with accidents. Call 911 if victim has a hard time breathing, is not breathing, cannot wake up, or Read More
Category: The Dyery
About our dyes
As you’re checking out the dyes in our shop, you might have some questions! Here’s some general information about dyes in our catalog. BEST ON…: In product descriptions, a specific fiber may be listed as the best to use with certain dyes. However, most natural dyes work well on all natural fibers. Natural dyes do Read More
Burn Test for Fiber Identification
Getting a great deal at the fabric district, thrift store, or garage sale is hard to pass up – but once you’ve brought your treasure home and you decide to dye it, how do you figure out what it’s made of? As you know, the fiber types and contents in yarn and fabric can Read More
Bake at 350: Ewe Tube
Bake at 350: Ewe Tube
Behind the scenes with Master Hroar the Potter
Earlier this week, we received an email from Master Hroar and I thought others might be interested in this peek behind the curtain. Master Hroar is the potter behind Two Hearts Entwined Pottery, and has worked with clay as an independent potter for the past 30 years. Now then, from Master Hroar:I know you guys Read More
Computer Problems
Bjo’s laptop hard drive died so she’s going to be offine for a while. She fully intends to blog more regularly in the future! In the meantime, why not check out the upcoming Fiber Frolic or perhaps the hundreds of photos we have of past Griffin Dyeworks Events?
Whew! Well, I thought I would get back to blogging in a big way, but several things happened to prevent that: I had a series of fibromyalgia flares that were more painful than usual and interfered with getting a good night’s rest. This left me very tired and depressed. Potrero War, a large Society for Read More
Busy, busy month of May
May has been a VERY busy month. I am working on a mud-dye and rust-dye tutorial for our upcoming Griffin Dyeworks Fiber Retreat and sewing on several projects. We saw the Star Trek film at Paramount Studios thanks to Gene Roddenberry’s son, Rod. We saw it again the next week with friends in the Valley. Read More
Back again after a short pause…
Only two years later, I am re-blogging (is that a word?) with so much more to tell anyone who has found this blog or who may soon find it. I will be showing a lot of my dye workshop photos here as well as dye recipes for those who would like to learn about natural Read More
Disneyland, Christmas, 2006 recap
DISNEY DAZE: We’ve been going to Disneyland on Christmas Eve day with friends for several years now. It’s a loosely organized day starting when the park opens, going until fireworks. We don’t meet at someone’s house and leave in a group because that’s like herding cats and nobody gets anywhere on time. We go to Read More