Tag: natural dye

Dyeing With Wild Indigo – Eat Local Maui Challenge

Get a peek into identifying wild indigo (Indigofera suffruticosa) and a rudimentary way of dyeing with it. Learn what a ripe Monstera deliciosa fruit looks like, and the trick to crispy cassava chips. It’s Day 28 of the Eat Local Maui Challenge with Project Locavore. I’ve been eating 100% local foods to the Hawaiian Islands …

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Dyeing with Turmeric – Eat Local Maui Challenge

Day 19 of the Eat Local Maui Challenge with Project Locavore. Day after the election has everyone on edge, with not much chance of any final count for some time. I decided turmeric was in order, and stuck with the theme all day drinking the juice and dyeing 2 shirts with it. 100% local anti-inflammatory! …

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Wild Nettle Fleur de Lys fabric FOR SALE

70% Wild Nettle, 30% Organic Cotton $13/yd This is our favorite fabric….style inside and out. This beautiful, fairly lightweight, fabric can be used on both sides as it is REVERSIBLE. Cream background with tan fleur de lis on one side…flip it over and it’s a tan background with white fleur de lis on the other. …

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