Colour Fastness Test

This test consists on spooling-up the dyed threads around a piece of cardboard and covering part of them while exposing the other part to sunlight.

Wool Dyeing

By the end of December we defined a palette of six colours bearing in mind the availability of plant material. We chose: – Acer (Acer palmatum) Leaves – Blackberry (Rubus (…)

Impression of a Potential Final Product

Last weekend we received a small wool spooling machine, hand-operated. Of course we (and mostly Juan) couldn’t stop using it and spooled yarns forwards and backwards. Our latest sample, dyed (…)

New Samples on the Way

First Dyeing Samples

The first samples, mordanted with Alum, mostly dyed with plant material from Boniswil are dryed and labled.

First Dyeing Success

The first samples, resulting from plant material collected in Boniswil are very promising. We achieved a palette of warm and strong colours, such as: Apple leaves – dark yellow, almost (…)

Swiss wool arrived!

It’s a big day. A sample of Swiss knitting wool was delivered by mail. H.U. Sturzenegger, who is one the last serious producers in the country, sent us a beautiful (…)