Most people in the herbal world are probably already aware that over here in the UK there have been some … More
Author: The Eldrum Tree
Daughter of the Fields – Explorations into the Red Poppy
Long considered a plant that grows on the boundaries between life and death, the red poppy, known by the Assyrians … More
Herbal Tales of Magic & Imagination
Many tales have been written that feature herbs in a rather prominent position – my real difficulty with this post … More
Drying Your Own Herbs
June has arrived, and brought with it a slight slow up of the huge volume of plants to pick and … More
Oak Bark, Ivy Berries, Sanderswood and yet more Madder…
First off, I must apologise for the utter deafening silence coming from the direction of this blog recently! Life seemed … More
Further Explorations into Natural Dying
Following my previous experimentation with silk and natural dyes, which produced a gorgeous deep indigo colour on fine woven silk, … More
Hubble, Bubble, Silk and Trouble
Yesterday I spent an entertaining and thoroughly messy few hours mucking around with logwood chips and a piece of finely … More
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