Black Walnut Fiber Arts

05/08/2022

The Rising Star Quilters Spring Fair is next Saturday, May 14. Check out their page for more details. See you there!

The Rising Star Quilters Spring Fair is next Saturday, May 14. Check out their page for more details. See you there!

04/30/2022

I'm delighted to announce that I'll be selling my hand-dyed clothing at the Rising Star Quilters Spring Fair. It's on Saturday May 14, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm, on the lawn at Jason Russell House, 7 Jason Street, Arlington MA. I'm planning to do a demonstration of indigo dyeing at 1:00 pm. Dyeing with indigo is a craft that lies somewhere between alchemy and witchcraft – you won't want to miss the chance to see it in action!...

I’m delighted to announce that I’ll be selling my hand-dyed clothing at the Rising Star Quilters Spring Fair. It’s on Saturday May 14, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm, on the lawn at Ja…

03/20/2022

Exciting fiber arts news from Bangladesh. Textile hub Bangladesh revives muslin, the forgotten elite fabric

Exciting fiber arts news from Bangladesh. Textile hub Bangladesh revives muslin, the forgotten elite fabric

03/13/2022

Wonderful examples of visible mending.

03/04/2022

I have five items on display in CraftBoston: Pins + Needles, a six-week online exhibition and sale of wearable craft. Go to the Featured Artists page at https://societyofcrafts.org/artists/ and scroll down to the profile for Black Walnut Fiber Arts. I'm thrilled to be in the company of so many talented and accomplished artisans. Come on by and have a look. There are treasures aplenty to be found!

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I have five items on display in CraftBoston: Pins + Needles, a six-week online exhibition and sale of wearable craft. Go to the Featured Artists page and scroll down to the profile for Black Walnut…

07/26/2020

Another fascinating intersection of archaeology and dyeing. And profound determination and dedication to craft.

A Tunisian man has pieced together bits of a local secret linked to ancient emperors: how to make a prized purple dye using the guts of a sea snail.

04/19/2020

When a plant's name contains the word 'tinctoria', that's a dead giveaway that it was used to color something, somewhere.

Led by medieval texts, scientists hunted down a plant and extracted from its tiny fruits a blue watercolor whose origins had long been a mystery.

01/24/2020

Another missive from the interface of dyeing and archaeology.

As part of a DFG-funded project, a German-Tunisian team co-directed by LMU archaeologist Stefan Ritter have surveyed the ancient city of Meninx on the island of Jerba and reconstructed its trading links in antiquity.

10/12/2019

My booth at Paradise City Arts Festival in Northampton MA. C’mon down!

10/07/2019

I'll be selling this lovely item -- itajimi shibori on wool gauze in shades of turquoise and purple -- and many other hand-dyed scarves at the Paradise City arts and crafts show in Northampton MA this weekend, October 12-14. Come say hello, see what I've been doing, maybe get your Christmas shopping started early.

Location:
My booth number: 929
Three County Fairgrounds
Indoors and Under Tents
54 Old Ferry Road
Northampton, MA 01060
Hours:
Saturday: 10 am-6 pm
Sunday: 10 am-5 pm
Monday: 10 am-4 pm
Sorry, no dogs allowed
Admission:
Adults: $14 | Seniors 65+: $12 Students: $8 | Three-day pass: $16 | Children 12 and under free

10/02/2019

Growing indigo -- in Pennsylvania! Very exciting!

Pottstown farmer Emma Cunniff — who is growing Persicaria tinctoria, also known as Japanese indigo, at her 7-acre farm — is hosting a dye workshop.

09/25/2019

Some really nice browns here! Coffee and tea have been used in small-scale craft dyeing for a long time. Interesting to think of using coffee on an industrial scale. The raw material is plentiful enough -- although how long that will remain true is an open question.

Iowa State University researchers have found a natural way to add color to clothing using the leftover grounds from your daily cup of coffee.