I have a very strong visual sense of how things should look and I love to plan. Put both of these traits together and you've got someone who's not very good with surprises. This can be a bit of a challenge when it comes to eco-dyeing as there are so... Read more →

The last official day for winter according to the European calendar* was gorgeous. The sun was shining down and there wasn't a cloud in the sky. Walking through the Darebin Parklands everything looked shiny and new. There was excitement in the air with swallows swooping joyfully over the lake, a... Read more →

I'm deep in the middle of a natural dyeing craze. It's an obsession that has swept in and taken me over. Combining foraging in nature with dyeing wool in a rainbow of colours brings me so much joy. My latest dyeing adventure saw me gathering wattle blossoms which are so... Read more →

Combining hobbies is a passion of mine. Dyeing wool with flowers from the weed known as sour grass or oxalis happily combines nature, foraging, dyeing and eventually knitting or crochet. There's something so satisfying about delving deeper into the process of making and creating your own unique materials to craft... Read more →

I'm so lucky to be learning how to light fires with a hand drill and a tinder bundle made of foraged kangaroo grass seeds, dry grasses and twigs. It's magic of a very special kind with everyone gathered around, intent on the hand drill, willing the dust to get hot... Read more →

I'm getting much better at really looking at the trees around me and noticing what they are. Not so long ago, it was all just a wall of green that was a background to wherever I was going. I can now confidently identify wattles (the sap is edible), she oaks... Read more →

It's easy for me to forget where my food comes from. I live in an inner city flat and buy all my fresh fruit and veg at a local market. Intellectually I know that it all grows on trees or in the ground and is harvested by farmers. Practically I... Read more →