Read more the pleasures of pokeberry Feb 13, 2015 by Dustin American Pokeweed (Phytolacca americana) is a large,... Read more
Read more Simple is good Jul 23, 2014 by Dustin I lost my momentum with this blog (over a year ago), but for... Read more
Read more fibershed mushroom dye class Mar 5, 2013 by Dustin Last Saturday I had the fun of co-teaching a Fibershed... Read more
Read more Indigo on my mind Aug 7, 2012 by Dustin Tomorrow I will be heading up to the town of Covelo, to attend... Read more
Read more brightening up the winter with mushroom dyes Jan 30, 2012 by Dustin I have been having lots of fun experimenting with mushroom dyes... Read more
Read more Indigo seeds and other news Dec 10, 2011 by Dustin My indigo crop was abundant this year, and I allowed the stems... Read more
Read more colorful harvest Oct 3, 2011 by Dustin This summer and fall, much of my natural dye activity has been... Read more
Read more indigo overdye Aug 19, 2011 by Dustin Recently I did a quick experiment with over dyeing some bright... Read more
Read more upcycling with indigo Aug 4, 2011 by Dustin Sept. 2106 addendum: The post below describes one of my... Read more
Read more experiments in eucalyptus dye May 13, 2011 by Dustin Recently I noticed that there is a Eucalyptus sideroxylon (or... Read more
Read more the power of community May 2, 2011 by Dustin Last night I had the pleasure of attending a wonderful event... Read more
Read more dye printing on cotton fabric Apr 21, 2011 by Dustin A few weeks ago I attended the second class in a series on... Read more
Read more the indigo seedlings emerge! Apr 5, 2011 by Dustin On March 11, I planted a flat of the Japanese indigo seeds... Read more
Read more reweaving the community cloth Mar 31, 2011 by Dustin Exciting things are happening in our community. In the planning... Read more
Read more shades of Pisolithus Mar 14, 2011 by Dustin Judging from its appearance, I never would have imagined that... Read more
Read more winter color harvesting Mar 7, 2011 by Dustin I recently traveled the back roads to Bolinas on a misty winter... Read more
Read more privet berry surprise Feb 10, 2011 by Dustin In the area where I live (Marin County, California) there are... Read more
Read more success with red-dye mushrooms Feb 8, 2011 by Dustin The red, orange and yellow Dermocybe mushrooms that I... Read more
Read more Western Red-dye at last! Jan 31, 2011 by Dustin At the recent SOMA Wild Mushroom Camp I learned more about... Read more
Read more wild mushroom camp adventures Jan 20, 2011 by Dustin Mycophiles from far and wide convened in Occidental, California... Read more
Read more seaside day of natural dyes Jan 4, 2011 by Dustin The spectacular Point Reyes National Seashore was the setting... Read more
Read more warm things Dec 18, 2010 by Dustin I recently finished two knitted projects made with yarn that I... Read more
Read more Omphalotus adventure Dec 2, 2010 by Dustin A walk in the woods on a beautiful Thanksgiving morning yielded... Read more
Read more finding inspiration Nov 23, 2010 by Dustin A recent trip to the deYoung Museum in San Francisco both... Read more
Read more starting my perennial dye garden Nov 20, 2010 by Dustin My current garden is quite small, so I have put my name on the... Read more
Read more the beautiful browns of walnut dye Nov 15, 2010 by Dustin In mid-September I started picking up black walnuts (in the... Read more
Read more saving seeds Nov 4, 2010 by Dustin Now that some of the flowers on my indigo plants (Polygonum... Read more
Read more day of indigo Nov 1, 2010 by Dustin October 30th was a wonderful day of learning about the many... Read more
Read more shibori on the web Oct 18, 2010 by Dustin I have been finding some wonderful websites on shibori, which... Read more
Read more the magic of mushroom dyes Oct 11, 2010 by Dustin As the days shorten and become cooler, my thoughts turn to the... Read more
Read more native color Sep 30, 2010 by Dustin In mid September I attended my second natural dye workshop with... Read more
Read more a happy accident Sep 23, 2010 by Dustin Sept. 2106 addendum: The post below describes one of my... Read more
Read more the way of shibori Sep 12, 2010 by Dustin During a natural dyes workshop taught by Rebecca Burgess this... Read more
Read more infatuated with indigo Sep 9, 2010 by Dustin Sept. 2106 addendum: The post below describes my first... Read more
Read more a brief introduction Sep 8, 2010 by Dustin Writing isn’t one of my strongest skills, and yet I... Read more
