Quill Embroidery

  This week, while visiting the Smithsonian’s national museum of the American Indian, I came across some examples of embroidery using porcupine quills. Quills are the oldest known form of Native American Embroidery, flourishing until the 18th century when glass

Free Indigo Dying Workshop Monday September 17th

We were rained out our of our first attempt however we are ready to try again with our Indigo Workshop!   Come to the garden and experience INDIGO, the King of the Blues Monday September 17th, come down to our Sewing

GARDEN PARTY THIS SATURDAY JUNE 16TH

Come one come all to very first Sewing Seeds…..GARDEN PARTY! when: This Saturday the 16th! location: A Small Green Patch Garden @ Bergen St. between 4th and 3rd ave. time: 3pm-7pm This is your chance to see what all the

Sewing Seeds: Natural Dye Inspiration, Part I

We love working with natural dyes at TAC, and are thrilled to be preparing our inaugural Sewing Seeds dye plant CSA! Whether you are a home crafter, taking a natural dye workshop with us, or planning to become a CSA member,

Sewing Seeds: Dyer’s Woodruff

So far I’ve been focusing on the plants whose leaves and flowers are used for dyeing, but there is another important part of the plant that contains colorants; the roots! The roots that act as an anchor, pull up water

Sewing Seeds: Safflower profile

Its a wonderful sight every time I go to the garden and see our dye plants blossoming. The plants are maturing rapidly, each container competing for my attention. Today it was the safflower that caught my eye. The stem is

Sewing Seeds: Japanese Indigo

As Isa mentioned last week, the Japanese indigo seeds were the first to sprout and we are now looking forward to a patch of garden that looks like this. Crushing the fresh indigo leaves in the palm of your hand