Month: August 2007

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Benefits of natural dyes

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From the Natural Dyes Yahoo List: Natural dyed garments have many properties that are beneficial to our health and are absent in synthetic dyed versions. Prominent among these are the ability to absorb UV-radiation, bind to diesel fumes (suspected to clog arteries) and change colour by the action of free-radicals in detergent solutions. The tannic acid mordant and the natural dye have multiple double bonds that enable it to absorb light in the UV-region. This effect can be seen by draping a natural dyed fabric on a UV-A lamped used to acquire a tan and placing a flourescent item (synthetic … Continue reading Benefits of natural dyes

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Book Review – Women’s Work: The First 20,000 Years

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Ann recommended this book to me when I first expressed an interest not only in spinning, but in the technology of cultures, and in learning how to do things from the ‘ground up’.  I got it just in time for Gulf Wars, and started reading it aloud to Gabrielle on the way there.  That was March. I’ve just finished Women’s Work last week, and it’s fantastic.  I’m actually glad that it’s taken me so long to get through it, because it’s just chock full of fabulous information, each little bit that just shifted my worldview.  Rather like the archaeological finds … Continue reading Book Review – Women’s Work: The First 20,000 Years