The Wide World of Dyes (#008)

In this episode we’ll explore color and the wide world of dyeing. I’ll share some ideas on how we are affected by the colors around us as well as a crash course on acid dyes. Plus, we will talk about my favorite way to dye wool at home.

Links & Highlights

• Enter Coupon Code COLORFIX at checkout for 25% off all Wool Tincture Color Packs.
• Get our Verdant DK Weight yarn overdyed in our Spring Palette.
• Learn more about the research on the effects of color on mood and behavior.
• Learn more about the treatment of migraines with green light.
• Pickup a copy of Interaction of Color by Josef Albers.
• Checkout this free color palette generator and play around with different color combinations.
• Wool Tincture Color Packs and Jar Kits make it simple and quick to dye wool at home.
• Learn more about the accidental discovery of mauveine, the first acid dye, by Sir William Henry Perkin.

Show Quotes

I believe with conviction that creativity is a good path out of just about any problem.

— Lydia Christiansen

So many of our best ideas are masked as failures. Keep an open mind, and don’t be so quick to look down on mistakes.

— Lydia Christiansen

Show Host

Lydia Christiansen

Mother, teacher, entrepreneur, self-taught textile processor, designer, and artist. Her work is an expression of devotion to our shared reliance on the natural world. At the heart of it all is her belief that the earth gives abundantly so we can thrive.