Lisa and Janet talk about all the things that Janet does from tending her sheep and naturally dyeing to becoming a publisher. You can find out more about her books at sawdustpublishing.com

Natural dyeing has been around since we wanted to express ourselves artistically. Lisa talks briefly about the evolution of color in history. Natural Dye in this episode is Lac and the Farm Yarn is F-ewe-sion.

Lisa teaches about caring for your fabrics. She also urges you to lean into loving your clothing as it ages, softens and develops the patina of well loved clothing.

Here are some of my favorite books and web resources that I draw upon time and after time.

Dye highlight is Indigo and Yarn highlight is Rambouillet Bulky

Find out what to plant for glorious natural color!!

It's a great way to start your natural dye journey!

Find out about kitchen and food waste dyes.

In this episode, Lisa teaches about the ways that you can find natural sources of dye. You can forage, grow or buy raw materials You can find extracts and liquid extracts from dye houses. The natural dye highlight is Osage Orange. The farm yarn is Flying Goat Farm Yearling Mohair.

In this episode, Lisa talks about foraging and growing local dyes as well as buying fair trade dyes for dyeing. The highlight dye is Black Walnut and the Farm Yarn highlight is Fingal's II.

In this first episode of Season 5, Lisa talks about the good and bad of natural dyeing. And with each episode there is info about her favorite dye, this episode it's Cochineal. And each episode Lisa will talk about a farm yarn she has on hand.  This episode the farm yarn is LiViLy and Trasna.