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animal fibers

raising silkmoths (silkworms) - Sericulture, Moriculture, and the wild ones

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sewing

mending our clothes...do you?

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sewing

How to Make a Face Mask

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textile techniques

not another yarn blog (spinning, weaving, and natural dyeing)

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plant fibers

Linen Flax - Flax plant for spinning and weaving

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plant fibers

Nettle-A-Long, harvesting stinging nettle yarn

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sewing

Wool winter coat - can I sew one? Let's find out together.

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textile techniques

Folly or fantastic - I'm growing a cloak!

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dyeing

Indigo blue - growing, harvesting, processing and marketing indigo dye plants

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sewing

Clothing patterns based on rectangles

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Shall I make a hexi-quilt?

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plant fibers

Growing Cotton in The Great White North - Yes, it is possible to grow cotton in Canada!

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textile techniques

Vancouver Island fibreshed - what are we getting right? what's missing?

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textile tools

Ways to repair the hub on an Ashford spinning wheel

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animal fibers

Needle-Felting! Share your creations, and your tips!!!

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sewing

Tallukkaat - Winter boots sewn from wool scraps

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dyeing

Woad - growing, harvesting and dyeing

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textile techniques

The making of a Wizard (or is that "wizzard"?)

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textile techniques

twined rag rug 'how to'

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plant fibers

Home processing Cotton and Linen on a small scale

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textile tools

What did I buy?

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textile techniques

Permie rug idea thread

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animal fibers

Help fixing a wool blend sweater

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sewing

PDF sewing patterns, do you use them?

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animal fibers

The Very Frustrating Saga of Trying to Learn to Process Wool

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textile techniques

inspiration from nature: four leaf motif dishtowels in seasonal colors

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sewing

ideas for making flat sheets into fitted ones?

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sewing

What can I make out of this dress?

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dyeing

my first time indigo dye project

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textile techniques

half-assed fiber projects

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animal fibers

I want to show off my knitting

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sewing

Sewing a Tote Bag

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textile techniques

Inspiration from Nature: Stripes

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animal fibers

Wool bath mat, what are your thoughts?

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dyeing

Can ashes be used as a mordant?

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animal fibers

What is "skirting" a fleece?

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animal fibers

The wool problem is the solution... I hope

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sewing

an old quilt: how much effort to make it usable and do I want to?

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sewing

The Great A'tuin gets a makeover

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textile tools

Home scale spinning frame (multiple spindles, one hand crank)

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Making oil cloth without linseed oil

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dyeing

my first time indigo dye project

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sewing

Split side adjustable skirt - Can I do it?

2 days ago 12 replies 12 17

sewing

Pants waist adjustment - a darting adventure!

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plant fibers

What works for making yarn from plants?

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textile tools

Rag Rug Loom - Build Your Own with a Modified Design

2 weeks ago 2 replies 1 4

dyeing

Kakishibu (persimmon tannin liquid)

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dyeing

Can I dye something permanently with coffee or tea?

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dyeing

Dyeing with false indigo plants

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sewing

A service I wish existed! Custom made-to-fit sewing pattern drafting

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textile techniques

inspiration from nature: four leaf motif dishtowels in seasonal colors

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textile tools

What did I buy?

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plant fibers

Nettle-A-Long, harvesting stinging nettle yarn

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textile techniques

twined rag rug 'how to'

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plant fibers

I'm starting a new experiment with yucca.

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dyeing

Indigo blue - growing, harvesting, processing and marketing indigo dye plants

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sewing

an old quilt: how much effort to make it usable and do I want to?

1 month ago 10 replies 4 2

plant fibers

Growing Milkweed for Bast Fiber

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textile techniques

Mending things that are not clothes

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textile techniques

A video about banana tree bark fibers

2 months ago 2 replies 4 1

textile techniques

Sea Silk

2 months ago 6 replies 1 2

sewing

PDF sewing patterns, do you use them?

3 months ago 19 replies 2 1 15

textile techniques

Vancouver Island fibreshed - what are we getting right? what's missing?

3 months ago 62 replies [ 1, 2 ] 7 7 24

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Russian traditional outfits

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animal fibers

I want to show off my knitting

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plant fibers

Banana Fibre - useful or not for spinning?

3 months ago 8 replies 3 2

animal fibers

Asking experienced wool crafters; what kind of wool do I have?

3 months ago 4 replies 8 3

textile tools

Learning to make woven clothing - tracking my progress

3 months ago 10 replies 26 13

animal fibers

hey spinners, do any of you use a 'diz'?

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animal fibers

Tent caterpillar silk!!!

3 months ago 1 reply 1 4

sewing

The Great A'tuin gets a makeover

3 months ago 1 reply 7 8

sewing

Thread Durability

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sewing

How to Make a Face Mask

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What can I make out of this dress?

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sewing

making your own clothes?

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animal fibers

The wool problem is the solution... I hope

4 months ago 7 replies 7

textile techniques

Recycling down (feathers)?

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leathercraft

Tanning hide with Hemlock bark

4 months ago 12 replies 1 2

sewing

Fantastic fasteners worthy of permaculture clothing

4 months ago 40 replies [ 1, 2 ] 1 22 43

textile techniques

Permie Textile/Sewing Project Brag Thread

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leathercraft

Tanning

5 months ago 2 replies 2

textile tools

Home scale spinning frame (multiple spindles, one hand crank)

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sewing

Sewing a Tote Bag

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sewing

DIY Tentipi hot tent

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ideas for making flat sheets into fitted ones?

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