ORGANIC COTTON THREAD ~ Ocre 4826
This sewing thread is 100% organic cotton previously certified to GOTS standards, but due to the costs involved to receive this piece of paper, it is now not certified anymore. Be assured that nothing has changed in growing practices nor in creation of this thread.
Made from long staple fibres, these ring spun and combed threads are strong and soft.
A fine thread suitable for hand sewing and machine sewing.
There are 110yds (110m) on each spool and the spools are made from reclaimed/reused wood.
Available in an array of 34 colours!
100% Organic Cotton
100m
Thread weight 30/2
ORGANIC COTTON THREAD ~ Yellow 4802
This sewing thread is 100% organic cotton previously certified to GOTS standards, but due to the costs involved to receive this piece of paper, it is now not certified anymore. Be assured that nothing has changed in growing practices nor in creation of this thread.
Made from long staple fibres, these ring spun and combed threads are strong and soft.
A fine thread suitable for hand sewing and machine sewing.
There are 110yds (110m) on each spool and the spools are made from reclaimed/reused wood.
Available in an array of 34 colours!
100% Organic Cotton
100m
Thread weight 30/2
ORGANIC EUROPEAN CHAMOMILE
European Organic Chamomile (don't confuse with Dyer's Chamomile) ~ Whole Flowers or cut
Chamomile is a herb that comes from the daisy like flowers of the Asteraceae plant family. It has been consumed for centuries as a natural remedy for several health conditions and can be used in teas.
Please be aware that this natural plant dye is not Dyer's Chamomile, but still dyes a beautiful golden yellow.
Colourfastness: Poor - medium
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Basic Recipe::
Wool mordanted with 20% Alum
Chamomile flowers 200% of the dry weight of the wool
Dried Chamomile flowers in cold water,
simmer for 1 hour, strain through a dye cloth.
Add the wool into to the dye water and simmer gently for one hour.
ORGANIC EUROPEAN GOLDENROD (SOLIDAGO)
Organic European Solidago ~ Dye Colour: yellow, orange and green
Our Solidago or Goldenrod in the common tongue, is organically grown and harvested in Europe, Poland.
Solidago, commonly called goldenrod, is a genus of about 100 to 120 species of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae. Most are herbaceous perennial species found in open areas such as meadows, prairies, and savannas. They are mostly native to North America, including Mexico; a few species are native to South America and Eurasia. Some American species have also been introduced into Europe and other parts of the world. (wikipedia)
Colourfastness: medium - good
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Basic Recipe for yellow:
100% Solidago
wool (Alum mordant 10%)
Soak the leaves for a day or overnight before using.
Boil the soaked leaves for one hour and drain.
Simmer yarn for up to one hour. Rinse and dry.
ORGANIC SAGE ~ Currently available at wholesale price
ORGANIC SAGE OFFICINALIS CUT ~ Dye Colour greenish yellow and green.
Country of Origin: Bosnia and Herzegovina
Fine for consumption
Salvia officinalis is a perennial, evergreen subshrub, with woody stems, grayish leaves, and blue to purplish flowers. It is a member of the mint family Lamiaceae and native to the Mediterranean region. The plant is now widely spread and cultivated in many regions of the world.
Sage has been used since ancient times and can be eaten, used in herbal medicine and dyeing.
Sage can be used fresh and dry.
Colour fastness: Good - Excellent
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Also available as dye kit
Basic recipe:
100% Sage
3-5% Iron
Wool (mordanted with Alum)
OYSTER ~ European Merino
EUROPEAN MERINO WOOL ~ Small farm production, Europe only productions, dyed to high oekotext standards in Switzerland.
This European Merino Wool 27 micron wool roving is available in 60 trendy colours including 10 trendy mixed colours.This wool is dyed with synthetic dye from Switzerland according to the standards of Oeko-Tex 100 and EU Ecolabel for textile products.
Responsibly Produced
This soft wool is produced in Europe, closer to home than your regular merino wool! The wool is produced on small farms in Europe and is mulesing free.
Perfect for Felting, Spinning and Knitting
This European Merino Wool roving is a soft, voluminous and affordable all-round wool. It is great for wet felting as well as for needle felting, spinning and of course for XXL chunky knitting. All fibers align in the same direction and the roving has a regular thickness, making it an easy wool to knit with.
How long is this roving?
Wool is usually sold per weight. But sometimes you want to know how long the wool roving is. We have calculated the roving length of the different packages below:
- 50 grams = approx. 2 meters
- 250 grams = about 10 meters
- 1 kilo = about 40 meters
- Bump of 4.5 kilos = approx. 180 meters
Please note that this is an approximation. The length can vary per type of wool, per colour or per production. And the harder you pull, the longer the roving becomes.
Would you want to make sure you get the wool roving in one piece?
We try our best to deliver the roving in one piece. But please count in that even when we try our best we don’t always succeed. Sometimes we have no choice but to deliver the desired quantity in two or more pieces.
POMEGRANATE FLOWERS
WHOLE POMEGRANATE FLOWERS ~ Dye Colour Yellow
Harvested in India, wild Collection
Wool, Silks, Cotton and Linen can be dyed with Pomegranate. It gives a darker yellow, depending on quantities used.
*Also suitable for soap making and consumption
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Colourfastness: Poor
Basic Recipe for yellow:
Basic Recipe for orange/yellow:
100gr wool or silk mordanted in 10% Alum and for 1 hour.
50-100g flowers
1.Soak flowers over night.
2.Pour mixture through a cloth, tie off the flowers (dye bag) and keep in the dye bath.
3.To dye: Simmer wool for one hour. Leave in dye bath to cool (will deepen the colour)
Rinse and dry
POMEGRANATE PEELS ~ CUT & GROUND ORGANIC
POMEGRANATE PEELS ~ CUT & GROUND ORGANIC ~ can be used as Tannin and as yellow dye
The pomegranate is a fruit-bearing deciduous shrub in the family Lythraceae, subfamily Punicoideae, that grows between 5 and 10 m tall. The pomegranate originated in the region extending from Iran to northern India and has been cultivated since ancient times throughout the Mediterranean region.
Colourfastness: good - excellent
Recipe:
For how to mordant your Cellulose fibres, please see my blog post
How to mordant linen and cotton fabrics successfully – AppleOak FibreWorks
If you are using protein fibres, a simple 10%Alum bath will do for mordanting, but protein fibres can also be dyed without a mordant when using Pomegranate peel due to its tannin content.
Once mordanted:
Add 100% pomegranate peel to 80degrees Celcius Water for one hour. (100% of the dry Weight of your Fibre/Fabric) If using powder, stir regularly or it will burn the bottom of your pan.
After an hour, switch of the heat and add the fabric/fibre. Leave to up to 3 days, until desired depth of colour.
Wash, rinse, dry.
Pomegranate Powder can also be used as a tannin and for printing when combined with Alum and Guar Gum.
RHUBARB ROOT DYE
RHUBARB ROOT ~ Dye Colour depending on: yellow brown, green with iron and pink with Soda Ash.
Country of Collection: China
Rhubarb is indeed a stunning Plant – not only does it grow enormous – we can eat the stalks for desserts and use the leaves for mordanting fibre and the roots for creating 3 gorgeous colours.
Colourfastness: Good
Ph sensitive - high Ph will turn colour to a red
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Recipe for wool fibres: Downloadable PDF
Recipe for Plant Fibres: Downloadable PDF
Basic recipe:
100% cut Rhubarb or 50% ground Rhubarb
Wool (mordanted with Alum)
Optional:
3-5% Iron
15% Soda Ash
ROSEHIP SHELLS ORGANIC ~ Eastern Europe
ROSEHIP SHELLS ORGANIC CUT OR GROUND ~ Dye Colour Yellow and Orange
Eastern Europe
Wool, Silks, Cotton and Linen can be dyed with Rosehip. It gives a light-yellow orange, depending on quantities used.
*Also suitable for soap making and consumption
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Colourfastness: poor - medium
Basic Recipe for orange/yellow:
100gr wool or silk mordanted in 10% Alum and for 1 hour.
200g Rosehip
1.Soak 100gr Rosehip overnight.
2.Pour mixture through a cloth, tie off the Rosehip (dye bag) and keep in the dye bath.
3.To dye: Simmer wool for one hour. Leave in dye bath to cool (will deepen the colour)
Rinse and dry
SAFFLOWER DYE
SAFFLOWER DYE ~ lovely soft yellow and red
*Grown and harvested in Iran
Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius) is a highly branched, herbaceous, thistle-like annual plant. It is commercially cultivated for vegetable oil extracted from the seeds. Plants are 30 to 150 cm (12 to 59 in) tall with globular flower heads having yellow, orange, or red flowers. Each branch will usually have from one to five flower heads containing 15 to 20 seeds per head. Safflower is native to arid environments having seasonal rain. It grows a deep taproot which enables it to thrive in such environments. (wikipedia)
Safflower can give a lovely warm red, but it doesn't dye red on wool. First you have to knead the safflower in water for a long time, discarding the yellow dye regularly until the water turns red. It is a long process, but worth the effort. It will dye Linen, Cotton and other plant fibres.
Colourfastness: poor - medium
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Basic Recipe for yellow
100g dye, soaked in water overnight.
100g mordanted yarn/fibre (Alum 15g)
Bring pot with dye to simmer For 1h. Strain through cloth, add yarn/fibre and dye bag to dye bath for 1h. Rinse.
SILK THREAD - Gold 412
Gutermann Silk Thread, reaching 100m (110yds) per spool, can be used to close fine seams, for fine ornamental stitches, decorative seams, overlock and safety seams, buttonholes, and for sewing buttons on to garments. Gutermann Silk Thread is soft, supple, light-resistant, tear-resistant, and abrasion resistant.
In a nutshell:
100m (110yds)
100% Silk
SILK THREAD - Yellow 580
Gutermann Silk Thread, reaching 100m (110yds) per spool, can be used to close fine seams, for fine ornamental stitches, decorative seams, overlock and safety seams, buttonholes, and for sewing buttons on to garments. Gutermann Silk Thread is soft, supple, light-resistant, tear-resistant, and abrasion resistant.
In a nutshell:
100m (110yds)
100% Silk
STOCKHOLM ~ Lemongrass
Stockholm is a beautifully simple semi solid yarn, very soft and easy to knit. You can knit a sweater within a couple of days and it is suitable for quick knits, children and beginners. It is a pleasure to work with and due to its bulky weight gives quick and satisfying results as well as a clean and visible knit.
Pattern design by Ailbíona McLochlainn
In a nutshell:
100g/3.5oz
100m/109yards
6-9mm needles
Hand wash
Suitable for felting
Fibre Origin: America museling free farms
Naturally dyed with Organic fresh Irish Weld
STONESHEEP MERINO BLEND ~ Dark Yellow
Blended and Dyed in Germany
From museling free farms
Beautifully dyed in deep colours, these fleeces are very suitable for felting objects, bags etc. The fibers are of medium length and produce a strong felt, needle or wet felt alike. The fleece is a mix of dyed and dark brown/black, giving the wool an extra layer of depth.
The colours shown on the picture are as close to the original colours as possible. Nonetheless, your screen might influence the different colour depths of the picture shown.
STONESHEEP MERINO BLEND ~ Yellow
Blended and Dyed in Germany
From museling free farms
Beautifully dyed in deep colours, these fleeces are very suitable for felting objects, bags etc. The fibers are of medium length and produce a strong felt, needle or wet felt alike. The fleece is a mix of dyed and dark brown/black, giving the wool an extra layer of depth.
The colours shown on the picture are as close to the original colours as possible. Nonetheless, your screen might influence the different colour depths of the picture shown.
SUNSHINE ~ European Merino
EUROPEAN MERINO WOOL ~ Small farm production, Europe only productions, dyed to high oekotext standards in Switzerland.
This European Merino Wool 27 micron wool roving is available in 60 trendy colours including 10 trendy mixed colours.This wool is dyed with synthetic dye from Switzerland according to the standards of Oeko-Tex 100 and EU Ecolabel for textile products.
Responsibly Produced
This soft wool is produced in Europe, closer to home than your regular merino wool! The wool is produced on small farms in Europe and is mulesing free.
Perfect for Felting, Spinning and Knitting
This European Merino Wool roving is a soft, voluminous and affordable all-round wool. It is great for wet felting as well as for needle felting, spinning and of course for XXL chunky knitting. All fibers align in the same direction and the roving has a regular thickness, making it an easy wool to knit with.
How long is this roving?
Wool is usually sold per weight. But sometimes you want to know how long the wool roving is. We have calculated the roving length of the different packages below:
- 50 grams = approx. 2 meters
- 250 grams = about 10 meters
- 1 kilo = about 40 meters
- Bump of 4.5 kilos = approx. 180 meters
Please note that this is an approximation. The length can vary per type of wool, per colour or per production. And the harder you pull, the longer the roving becomes.
Would you want to make sure you get the wool roving in one piece?
We try our best to deliver the roving in one piece. But please count in that even when we try our best we don’t always succeed. Sometimes we have no choice but to deliver the desired quantity in two or more pieces.
SUNSHINE ~ Merino Silk blend
50% Merino 19mic
Origin: South America
50% Mulberry Silk
Origin: China
Blended and dyed in Switzerland
TURIN ~ Dandelion
And then there was the nettle. Turin is a slightly shiny 4ply yarn and has much to offer! Spun in the Czech Republic, this yarn is made from wool blended with Ramie and Silk to produce a delicate but strong yarn with a cheeky shine to it. This is one of our favourites to use in plant dyed multi-colours – it makes the colours come alive – ever changing with the light.
Due to its Ramie and silk content, it makes sturdy socks, but it can also be used for knitting flattering garments. Beautifully soft but can be a little stiff at the beginning, this yarn will win you over in no time.
Pattern design by Ailbíona McLochlainn
In a nutshell for 1 skein:
60% wool & 20% Ramie & 20% Silk
4 ply
weight Fingering
100gr/ 3.5oz
425m/ 464.7yards
2-3mm needles
Hand wash only
Dyed in Ireland naturally using fresh organic Dyer's Chamomile and Coreopsis
WELD (RESEDA) DYE
Reseda or Dyer's Weld is a Mediterranean herb and the oldest yellow dye plant in the world. Reseda alongside Madder, Woad and Chamomile produce the very best natural dyes for temperate areas.The famous medieval colours, Saxon green and Lincoln green, were produced by over-dyeing Reseda yellow with Woad blue. Lincoln green was apparently the colour of the clothing of Robin Hood's men.
Reseda is the base of many of our green yarns.
Colourfastness: excellent
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Recipe Downloadable PDF ~ Reseda
Basic Recipe:
100% Reseda
7% Soda Ash
Wool (mordanted with Alum)
Soak Reseda in Dye pot with Soda Ash overnight.
Bring to a simmer for 1 hour.
Strain through Cloth, put to the side.
Add wool to the dye pot and simmer gently for 1 hour.
*For a paler yellow add the dye bag to the 2nd bath and add the next lot of mordanted yarn.
**The same bath can be used up to 3 times.
WOOLWALK CURRY MELANGE ~ Felted Wool fabric
Beautifully yarn dyed, gorgeous wool walk. A soft felted woolwalk fabric. Knitted, followed by walking, this fabric is very comfortable to wear and doesn't need any seaming. Made in Italy, using only mulesing free wool like all our other wool products. This fabric will keep you dry and warm in a light drizzle, looking fabulous!
Italian wool walk ~ Felted Wool Fabric also known as Woolwalk or walked wool
High quality Italian fabric, this lovely walked and felted woolen fabric is perfect for the colder months of the year. Beautifully warm, like any felted wool fabric, the cut edges don't fray, no seams necessary.
Warm, but breathable, this would make a lovely cardigan, dress, waist coat, cape, jumper, skirt, coat, jacket, poncho, shawl, leg or hand warmers, children's clothing and even cushion covers or blankets. Also sleeping bags for babies or hot water bottle covers can be made from this fabric.
Endless opportunities and even off cuts can be used for decorations.
~ Please allow 7-10 days for fabric orders fulfillment in case we don't have enough in stock, due to limited storage space. We will get in touch, should that be the case. ~
Material:
100% wool
Width: 140cm/55.11inches
Weight: 385g/sqm
dyed
boiled wool/felted
Produced in Italy
Care: Brush or air out during the night, if needed wash by hand using an organic wool laundry detergent.
Please get in touch for different or bigger quantities!
WOOLWALK SUNFLOWER ~ Felted Wool fabric
Beautifully dyed, gorgeous wool walk. Not as soft as our other felted woolwalk fabrics, but still soft enough and gorgeous. Knitted, followed by walking, this fabric is very comfortable to wear and doesn't need any seaming. Made in Italy, using only mulesing free wool like all our other wool products.
Italian wool walk ~ Felted Wool Fabric also known as Woolwalk or walked wool
High quality Italian fabric, this lovely walked and felted woolen fabric is perfect for the colder months of the year. Beautifully warm, like any felted wool fabric, the cut edges don't fray, no seams necessary.
Warm, but breathable, this would make a lovely cardigan, dress, waist coat, cape, jumper, skirt, coat, jacket, poncho, shawl, leg or hand warmers, children's clothing and even cushion covers or blankets. Also sleeping bags for babies or hot water bottle covers can be made from this fabric.
Endless opportunities and even off cuts can be used for decorations.
~ Please allow 7-10 days for fabric orders fulfillment in case we don't have enough in stock, due to limited storage space. We will get in touch, should that be the case. ~
Material:
100% wool
Width: 135cm/53.14inches
Weight: 455g/sqm
dyed
boiled wool/felted
Produced in Italy
Care: Brush or air out during the night, if needed wash by hand using an organic wool laundry detergent.
Please get in touch for different or bigger quantities!