Dyeing - Flying Goat Farm

Weekend Foraging

by Lisa Check | Sep 20, 2021 | Dyeing

It’s just days away until Summer is over. And it’s time to be gathering some of the best dye plants in our area. This past weekend, Bill and I headed out to find Goldenrod. It is an amazing dye plant. It grows wild all along the roadways here in Maryland....

Local Color–Walnut

by Lisa Check | Nov 20, 2020 | Dyeing, fibershed

I’m starting to do my natural dye experiments for a truly “Fibershed” yarn. The base is our new Polypay worsted. It is made from fleeces grown at a partner farm in Virginia and spun in Pennsylvania. First I gathered the whole black walnuts on our...

New Podcast: Natural Colored and Naturally Dyed Yarn

by Lisa Check | Oct 30, 2020 | Dyeing, fibershed, natural dyeing

I’ve been talking about Fibershed. And in that light, I know that I need to relearn all about natural dyeing again. I’ve done it a lot. I’ve taken a lot of classes. But I’ve never done it in a production with reproducibility in mind. I will...

books I’m reading: True Colors

by Lisa Check | Apr 8, 2020 | book review, Dyeing, Flying Goat Farm

I don’t really know how I found this book. I bought it for myself and added it to the mastery books I plan to read this year. This book is fun to dip into. You don’t need to read from front to back. Each “chapter” is devoted to a master dyer....

spinners! Dye your Roving

by Lisa Check | Jan 7, 2020 | Dyeing

For the first time, I’ll share with you two ways to dye your own roving. In this Feb 29th workshop, you will dye approximately 8 ounces of fiber (either BFL or Merino, depending on availability). You can decide what colors you will use and we’ll talk about...

new classes scheduled

by Lisa Check | Jan 4, 2020 | classes, Dyeing

It’s a new year and it’s the time when I think about what I want to learn. It is the time of year, when the fiber festivals are all done and I have more time to devote to teaching you a new skill, such as dyeing, knitting, spinning or weaving. Hand Dyed...