tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6698697238692601738.post7442212886570905372..comments2023-09-05T07:03:59.822-07:00Comments on Woolly Bits - Everything Textile: happy easter!Woolly Bitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11961632742998726155noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6698697238692601738.post-19775019141086388492009-04-15T14:49:00.000-07:002009-04-15T14:49:00.000-07:00What lovely photos- How lovely the cowslips are ,t...What lovely photos- How lovely the cowslips are ,the banks around here are covered with primrose but few cowslips,however the primroses are making a spectacular display this year!<br />Your Berberis is quite gorgeous.<br />bw HelenHelenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05597640040480685246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6698697238692601738.post-31932588931191173332009-04-15T08:16:00.000-07:002009-04-15T08:16:00.000-07:00Beautiful flowers and those rolls look so yummy!
H...Beautiful flowers and those rolls look so yummy!<br />Happy belated Easter!Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02775727376347737034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6698697238692601738.post-816454854299409492009-04-13T19:37:00.000-07:002009-04-13T19:37:00.000-07:00What wonderful spring photos. Happy Easter to you...What wonderful spring photos. Happy Easter to you too!Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6698697238692601738.post-91294040456202194742009-04-13T17:31:00.000-07:002009-04-13T17:31:00.000-07:00Your Easter eggs look absolutely lovely.
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Mu...Your Easter eggs look absolutely lovely. <br /><br />:) <br /><br />Must try my hand at dying eggs for next Easter with the girls. <br /><br />Happy crafting to you :)craftyrainbowheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08884204996737261295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6698697238692601738.post-56193559138578058832009-04-13T14:27:00.000-07:002009-04-13T14:27:00.000-07:00Hi Bettina! What a nice surprise to see your "blee...Hi Bettina! What a nice surprise to see your "bleeding hearts" on your blog! My mum also grows them but nowadays they are very rare in the gardens in Slovenia where I live. And they always bloom for my second daughter's birthday, 12 April, so she loves them! <BR/>The berberis you have are wonderful! My mum's, on the contrary, bear flowers that are nothing special to look at and they smell badly. The leaves are brownish-red and this is their attraction, not the flowers. <BR/>She also told me that the roots have a strong yellow juice so I'd already thought to try to use them for dyeing wool or silk (scarves) or cotton/linen (yarn for bobbin lace and fabric for doilies) but I'm afraid my mum wouldn't be happy if I used the roots either :-(Ladkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804899281049209727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6698697238692601738.post-90690780899465705572009-04-13T13:27:00.000-07:002009-04-13T13:27:00.000-07:00Hello Bettina - your cinnamon rolls look delicious...Hello Bettina - your cinnamon rolls look delicious! It's especially fun to read about Ireland while we are here in Seattle to welcome our 7th grandchild - Ethan, born this a.m. Lots of flowering shrubs here - I'll post some pictures on my blog, when I find time to do an entry.<BR/>JanetJanethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08193395027474680289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6698697238692601738.post-42411090795730940982009-04-12T15:19:00.000-07:002009-04-12T15:19:00.000-07:00Leena, I didn't try them yet! I meant to last autu...Leena, I didn't try them yet! I meant to last autumn, but then I had so many other berries and barks etc. that I didn't find the time to do it. I will do it eventually, because I read about the yellow too! mind you, DH wouldn't be happy if I used the roots:)) the berries were esp. disappointing, because the dye bath was a beautiful dark red - and the wool ended up being boring beige:(( but maybe the result would be different if I put them into vinegar - another thing to try out.Woolly Bitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11961632742998726155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6698697238692601738.post-7288207141210082382009-04-12T12:53:00.000-07:002009-04-12T12:53:00.000-07:00Your berberis looks spectacular:) and the cowslips...Your berberis looks spectacular:) and the cowslips look just like the ones I have. Of course mine are not blooming yet, but there are small flowerbuds coming.<BR/><BR/>Have you tried to dye with berberis leaves? A Finnish dyer left a comment in my blog about berberis vulgaris, that she had dyed with it's roots, and got very bright gold, but the color faded very fast. I was surprised to read this, because the books say that berberis would be quite lightfast dye. Do you have any experience about it?Leenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14266878515009058403noreply@blogger.com