News & Notes From FGF
Lots of New Episodes for the Podcast
The new season of the Flying Goat Podcast is all about Natural Dyeing. Each episode highlights one dye material and one of our great farm yarns. Here's what you've missed so far: Episode 1: Natural Dyeing 101 Episode 2: Foraging, Cultivating or Free Trade Episode 3:...
Kitchen and Food Waste Dyes
It's a great way to start your natural dye journey! Find out about kitchen and food waste dyes.
New Season of the Podcast!
This season is all about Natural Dyes. How to grow them, How to forage for them, How to use them and How to take care of your naturally dyed fabrics. Each episode also includes a Dye highlight and a farm yarn highlight. You can subscribe on iTunes or Spotify. And...
Natural Dyes: Raw, Extracts and Liquid 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...
Natural Dye Foraging, Cultivating and Fair Trade
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.
Natural Dyeing: What’s the Big Deal
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...
New Classes Added: Indigo Shibori Classes
Come to the farm and learn how to prepare your cotton napkins in the Japanese Shibori way. You will dip and dye in the indigo pot for truly unique cloth napkins for your own table or for your very best friend. You will leave with a set of 4 indigo dyed napkins that...
Season 5 Trailer
It's all about farm yarn and natural dyeing.
Last Podcast of Season 4
In this podcast, Lisa talks about the clothing challenges sponsored around the nation and the world by Fibershed affiliates. There are small challenges that focus on just one type of garment, such as gloves or a pair of socks. There are others that expect a 3 piece...
Season 4 Episode 17: Sustainable Clothing Challenges Around the Nation
Lisa talks about the Fibershed affiliate challenges that are taking place around the country and internationally. If you are in the DC metro area, you can join our Sustainable Cloth Challenge here:...
