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dyeing with Tansy and...

Natural dyeing experiments always seem to surprise, sometimes they're underwhelming and sometimes they're fantastic. This week's experiment falls in the latter category. I love it when that happens. After noticing a proliferation of common tansy on our roadsides I did a little research to see what uses this plant might have. I read that a bright yellow dye can be coaxed from it so I plucked an armful of this lovely and aromatic weed to put in the dye pot. After simmering the plant, stem and…

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