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Dried Homegrown Dyes and Natural Materials for Makers
Create unique bundle dyes and eco prints using these mini packets of dried natural dyes. Each pack contains around 10g of homegrown natural dye flowers, which is a perfect amount to create a colourful bundle dyed print on a scarf, t-shirt or tote bag.
All of the plants in the packs have been grown organically by Ria in their North Somerset garden.
Choose from a warm or cool colour plant selection to determine the colour palette of your design. Each pack has a unique mix of homegrown dye plants, but will contain a mixture of:
Warm colours - marigold, sulphur cosmos, dahlia, coreopsis, onion skins, dyer’s chamomile
Cool colours - scabious ‘Black Knight’, cornflowers, rose petals, Hopi sunflower seeds, cosmos ‘Rubenza’
Availability: In Stock
Size: Roughly 10g of plants per pack
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Mixed bag of naturally dyed yarn scraps - perfect for sustainable mending, spinners, needle felters and many other wool crafts!
Each bag contains 25g of Shetland-Romney wool yarn in a variety of natural dye colours from Ria’s collection. No piece of yarn is less than 10cm in length.
Note that the bags and are a ‘lucky dip’, and colours will vary between each one.
Availability: In Stock
Dye: Various
Size: 25g
Care: Hand wash cool, dry flat, gentle steam iron
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New season coreopsis is back in stock!
Not only are these dyes fully traceable, they have been grown organically in a climate beneficial way, using a no-dig system and peat free compost.
Coreopsis Tinctoria plants produce bright yellow and red blooms and dye a rich orange in the pot. They also work really well in bundle dyes and eco prints.
The flowers have been dried whole and the packs will include a mixture of petals and whole flowers.
Available in 25g packs which are sealed and resealable to ensure freshness. 25g of dried coreopsis will dye 100g of yarn a zesty orange shade. An information sheet will be included in the package with dye recipes and colour ideas.
Limited stock available from this seasons’ harvest.
Availability: In stock
Dye: Coreopsis Tinctoria
Size: 25g
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Hi, I’m Ria!
I’m a knitwear designer-maker, that specialises in working with local wool. I’m also a natural dyer, and dye all of the yarn for my brand using plants I’ve grown in my North Somerset garden.
Alongside my knitwear practice, I teach workshops (in-person and online) in natural dyes, dye plant growing and machine knitting. In 2023 my first book ‘Dyeing Yarn Naturally’ was published by the Crowood Press.
I run Seed to Skein, a growing-led membership community for yarn dyers who want to learn to grow and work with natural dyes.
I also work with private clients and research organisations, providing natural dyeing consultancy, dyeing and design services. I’m currently working on an Arts Council funded research project into improving the sustainability of my natural dye practice.
Upcoming Workshops
Seed to Skein
A growing-led natural dye membership by ria burns
Open for members - new content released every month
July’s Exclusive Content:
How to harvest and store your natural dyes
A tutorial in fresh leaf indigo and woad dyeing
A seasonal dye recipe for Scabious ‘Black Knight’
A deep dive into Japanese indigo
and a big video update from my very dry, but productive dye garden!
