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Dyeing to Weave This week, I began my “Dyeing to Weave” project using grant money from the Vermont Farm Women’s Fund. Throughout the summer, I will be spending time with Kate Smith of Eaton Hill Textile Works. Kate’s job is to help me expand my natural dye color palette by introducing different natural dyes and mordants. Kate will also refine … Read More
Connecting School Children to Farm Life
Tuesday morning, around 10:00am, our rooster announced that a very large vehicle had pulled in and about 25 people were lining up along our driveway. It is not often that we have so many visitors at one time, but this week was special. All year, we have been writing to two fourth grade classrooms from a neighboring town through the … Read More
Dyeing to Weave Just before going to bed last night, I was just notified that I have been awarded a grant by the Vermont Farm Women’s Fund for a natural dye and weaving project! I am so excited! What a nice way to end a day.
Dedicated to my mom and all of those wonderful women who have given sacrificially to their families. I love you mom, Happy Mother’s Day! It wasn’t until I had my own children that I fully understood and appreciated all that my mother did for me as a child and now as an adult. This is for you mom….Thank you for… … Read More