tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8187034728413996907.post7019811772745417375..comments2023-06-24T12:31:24.189+02:00Comments on Dyeing to Spin: Success and Failuregoldiloxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08770495557282483217noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8187034728413996907.post-49389615482015227332011-07-05T11:23:43.117+02:002011-07-05T11:23:43.117+02:00Ooh... it would be great if you could harvest some...Ooh... it would be great if you could harvest some fibre from nettles! Its lovely soft stuff but I've got no idea how you get it out of the nettle! I'll have to consult some of my books... it must be in there somewhere!<br /><br />Holiday was great thanks, I just need to sort out my photos and I'll blog about it. I visited a fantastic woad dyeing place on the last day that you might be interested in... there will be woad dyeing experiments coming up at some point in the future! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8187034728413996907.post-62018310908277082712011-07-03T09:26:04.140+02:002011-07-03T09:26:04.140+02:00Yep - just have to work out how to extract the fib...Yep - just have to work out how to extract the fibres from our copious nettles now! Think I might have left the cotton a bit late in the season though. I was reading on the internet yesterday about it, and it takes between 90 and 100 days to mature.<br /><br />How was the holiday?goldiloxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08770495557282483217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8187034728413996907.post-6406159675666999592011-07-02T22:09:30.380+02:002011-07-02T22:09:30.380+02:00Shame about the horsetail experiment not working o...Shame about the horsetail experiment not working out... it would have been good to find a use for that pesky weed! Your cotton seedlings are looking promising though... hurray for home grown fibre production! :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com