Wildcraft Dyeing

04/08/2026

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A HUGE thank-you to the several hundred backers who have helped us to cover the astronomical print cost of WILD DYES OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST, by Zoe McDonell Wildcraft Dyeing!! We couldn't make our books without you, and we can't wait for you to get your hands on this gorgeous, super informative book (coming November 17)!

From now till then, we encourage pre-ordering through your local bookstore. Doing so supports us and the author, and it also supports the rest of the book market that ensures books like this continue to be made: booksellers, sales reps, distributors. You can also request that that your local public library bring in the book.

And pre-orders help more broadly than that! They help to get a book on the radar of book buyers and industry folks, they help the publisher (that's me) make an informed decision about how many books to print and how many to send to each distributor, etc, and they help to build general buzz, which helps to spread the word farther.

Thank you, again!

04/08/2026

Zoe and I are diving into spinning. Our 5 day workshop last year with Martha and Elizabeth was such an inspiration. We also took a three day Navajo thigh spinning workshop last fall which was also inspiring. Zoe has done spinning so I will lean on her for guidance. I have a few other mentors too.

A dream …. Sheep to shawl week! Would you sign up?

02/08/2026

Nadine here. Wool was dyed with dyers’ polypore and the bag was woven in a cardboard loom.

In our extended workshops, participants can learn to weave a small bag. We have looms specifically designed for small bags and disks used to make friendship bracelets and cordage for the top of the bags.

20/07/2026

17/07/2026

Getting my vacation weave on.

09/07/2026

Ask now for the early bird pricing! Thank you everyone who’s shared, uplifted or bought in. So excited! We’re getting closer!

Just a few hours left to get in on earlybird pricing over at the Kickstarter for WILD DYES OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST, by Zoe McDonell of Wildcraft Dyeing ⏰ We're getting so close to covering the print cost of this magnificent book!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ninetenpub/wild-dyes-of-the-pacific-northwest?ref=6j2vmg

07/07/2026

True friends bring you new dye material to mess around with! Thank you so much Nadine for this gorgeous rabbitbrush blossoms from the dry interior. I hear good things about the yellows! Going for a 4:1 ratio or flowers to premordanted wool today.

02/07/2026

Exciting to report we are now live on Kickstarter! Please consider being part of bringing this project to life. Every pledge, share, and word of encouragement helps us turn years of foraging, experimenting, creativity, hard work and hikes into something that can be shared with the world. Thank you so much!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ninetenpub/wild-dyes-of-the-pacific-northwest/

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A complete and ethical guide to dyeing wool with plants, mushrooms, and lichens from the Pacific Northwest.

01/07/2026

Picture on the left - 600 grams of walnut leaves and 390 grams of fibre. The leaves had been in the bag a little too long but I wondered, if mushrooms dye better when they are a bit on the funkier side, will the same apply for walnut leaves? The magic 8 ball says, not so much! I used too much fibre but I wanted to push the walnut leaves to see how much they’d produce and I’m happy with the results. I wish I had pulled the yellow sooner!

Second photo are alder leaves. I had about 600 grams of fresh leaves and I used 260 grams of wool. The deepness of these colours are fabulous! Iron and titanium were the two mordants. Now had I been a disciplined dyer, I would have soaked the leaves over night but patience is not my strength 😉.

01/07/2026

Some more photos from our day with the Kwantlen weavers. Our hope is to build capacity within this group. There are a couple who have stepped up and truly want to learn more. This excites us. “Never be stingy with your knowledge.”