NATURAL DYES USED IN THIS LISTING:
This piece was dyed first with avocado for the base layer, and then over-dyed with cochineal.
Avocado: Pits and skins of avocado can give lovely pinks to purples when iron is added.
Cochineal: a small insect that lives on prickly pear, produces everything from pink to crimson, to purple to magenta. It is one of the oldest colorfast red dyes out there and has been used by native populations in the Americas for over a thousand years. I use sustainably sourced cochineal purchased from Maiwa.
SIZES:
NOTE: This listing is for a fat quarter.
Fat quarter - approximately 16" x 26"-28"
All wool shrinks differently. Felting occurs naturally during the dyeing process, giving the wool a lovely soft hand.
PLEASE NOTE:
I will cut to the size ordered. If you order 1 yard, it will be one piece of wool. If you'd like me to cut the yard into fat quarters or fat eighths, message me rather than ordering 4 fat quarters (which will cost $88, rather than the discounted $80).
I use only natural dyes that have a proven track record for being color fast. Like all fabric that has been dyed, however, prolonged exposure to direct sunlight will cause fading (think of those south-facing display windows we see with faded clothing).
All my wool listings are small batch. Please purchase what you need for your project because color matching will be impossible!
I hope you enjoy creating with these naturally dyed wools as much as I love creating them!