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Gathering :: I feel a sense of urgency whenever I

Gathering :: I feel a sense of urgency whenever I am outside at the moment as all our dye plants are ripening and readying themselves to be harvested : tansy, meadowsweet, bog myrtle and heather are all winking at us! We spent a couple of hours in the hills today gathering ling heather. There was a light breeze at first but soon the wind dropped and the midges appeared and we were chased off! Back for another battle tomorrow!

#heather #trotternish #isleofskye #traditionalcraft #isleofskyenaturaldyecompany #shilasdair #naturaldyes

Stocainn :: so I have finally cast on a pair of so

Stocainn :: so I have finally cast on a pair of socks and I am in heaven! The changing shift in shades and tones of the yarn keeps my interest to see what happens next! I haven’t knitted a pair of socks in probably 20 years so am starting off with @tincanknits light rye pattern. Will show you a finished sock hopefully soon ! ( this madder dyed stocainn fully stocked in our online shop and here in our wee shop on skye 😉)

We are in full swing tourist mode here.. the islan

We are in full swing tourist mode here.. the island has exploded with holiday makers and fun seekers! We are doing take away pies again for a couple of months and the buzz is back in the glenview which is so lovely. We had our first B and B guests last night and our home felt right again. Our stocainn sock yarn was my lock down project.. experimenting with painting natural dyes on yarn. Those days of experimentation seem a long time ago now but I’m grateful I had the time to explore and very happy seeing these glowing skeins in our shop 🧶

#shilasdair #isleofskye #isleofskyenaturaldyecompany #stocainn #sockyarn #knittersofinstagram #botanicaldyes #plantdyed

We are open!!! It feels so good to welcome custome

We are open!!! It feels so good to welcome customers back into our yarn shop! We are doing takeaway pies (menu here - @glenview_yoga_yarn_bandb ) and maybe I could plug our B & B too which is open for bookings! What ever you come and see us for we are very excited to see you!

#shilasdair #isleofskyenaturaldyecompany #skyepie #glenview #earthandskyeyoga #yogaandyarn #yarnstore #lys

Heather :: results from the dye pot the other day.

Heather :: results from the dye pot the other day. 💛🧡💚 This is with our local ling heather with the flower tops being picked just before they bloom and the dye liquor is so strong. A fantastic plant to experiment with if you are new to natural dyeing x

#lingheather #naturaldyes #shilasdair #isleofskyenaturaldyecompany #hebrides #botanicaldyes

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