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Rowena Dugdale @redrubyrose.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Harris, what a week! Got lucky with the weather and had these beaches to ourselves. Can hardly believe it.

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Rowena Dugdale @redrubyrose.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

Gorse flower after an overnight soak. A richer orange than the sunny yellow expected. The fabric was mordanted back in October and I think that extra curing time has really helped the depth of colour. Prepping fabric for plant-dyes is really boring though so I never have enough stored.

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Rowena Dugdale @redrubyrose.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

A sunny day gathering coconut-scented gorse for the first dye pot of the year. Grateful to have some mordanted linen ready to go (prepared with oak gall and aluminium acetate last year). Happy to be starting a new season of colour 💛

Bright yellow gorse flowers on a sunny March day in the NW Highlands.

Two stainless steel stock pots. One containing yellow gorse flowers that have been soaked in water, the second containing linen and the gorse flower water, which is dyeing yellow

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Rowena Dugdale @redrubyrose.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

The start of new patchwork panels. Linen dyed with indigo, madder, meadowsweet, reed, oak gall.

A stack of linen squares in shades of blue, pink, grey, yellow and green. Dyed with plants and ready to patchwork.

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Rowena Dugdale @redrubyrose.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Finished up this custom make, with patchwork panels dyed with madder, indigo, meadowsweet and logwood. Winging its way to new owner now 🌿

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Rowena Dugdale @redrubyrose.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Along the shoreline this afternoon to a favourite spot.

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Rowena Dugdale @redrubyrose.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

In progress, snippets of plant-dyed linen becoming bag panels. Including indigo, meadowsweet, reed flower and madder.

The reverse side of a patchworked piece, showing triangles of linen stitched together with ironed seam allowance

Linen triangles patchworked into a muted but striking palette of blues, yellows and pinks

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Rowena Dugdale @redrubyrose.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

A few new bags finished up today featuring fern fronds, bamboo stripes and pine trees. www.redrubyrose.com

A handmade shoulder bag featuring a velvet printed panel of pine trees in a brown and black colour way

A handmade shoulder bag featuring a velvet printed panel of a fern frond in a gold, brown and black colourway

A handmade shoulder bag featuring a velvet printed panel of bamboo stems in a muted green, blue and brown colourway

A handmade shoulder bag featuring a velvet printed panel of a fern frond in a brown, gold, green and black colourway

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Rowena Dugdale @redrubyrose.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

Along the shoreline this afternoon. Low sunshine, oystercatchers calling and high tide treasures.

A collection of barnacles clustered on an inky shoreline rock

Tiny pink translucent scallop shell amongst shell debris

Coastline scene in NW Scotland. Foreground rocks and seaweed looking across the sea to Skye.

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Rowena Dugdale @redrubyrose.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Three weeks on from my last visit to Inverewe garden and the early blooms are here along with some lovely dappled light. A magic place off season ✨

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Rowena Dugdale @redrubyrose.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Out on the kayak today. A sharper easterly wind than forecast on Loch Maree so just a short paddle and then a warming hot chocolate at Midge Bite cafe. Love these sunny winter days.

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Rowena Dugdale @redrubyrose.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Applications are now open for the six month natural plant dyeing course at Ditchling Museum of Art & Craft. Run by fantastic tutors Jacqui Symons and Jenny Dean.

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Rowena Dugdale @redrubyrose.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

A few new makes listed on my website. These printed velvet zipper bags feature fern frond details from a recent visit to Inverewe garden.

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Endless @extraunknown.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Cut little lichen tentacle 🐙 in a mossy crack

Close up of a mossy crack and what looks like to me a lichen tentacle. Theres a spikey dude in the corner looking pointy

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Rowena Dugdale @redrubyrose.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Pattern and print inspiration at Inverewe garden yesterday.

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Rowena Dugdale @redrubyrose.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

This time of year is plant-dye hibernation for me. Back in October there were metres of silk drying in the breeze. This was a happy indigo leaf, logwood and willow combo.

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Rowena Dugdale @redrubyrose.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

Frosted twiggery beside Loch Luichart this afternoon. January sunshine is always a treat ✨

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Danna Ray @dannaray.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

winter beech study #wip

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elizaabenson @elizaabenson.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Natural dyeing with buckthorn bark - a mix of different mordants and both fermented and non-fermented vats.

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Rowena Dugdale @redrubyrose.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Winter light on the beach, my favourite. Big Sand, NW Highlands ✨

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Rowena Dugdale @redrubyrose.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Ferns, lichen, feathers and twiggery 🌿 just finished up this batch. www.redrubyrose.com

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Rowena Dugdale @redrubyrose.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

Patchwork shoulder bags are now listed. Snippets of madder, indigo, meadowsweet and oak gall on this one 🌿

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MickWard @mawward.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Delighted with the post today!Thanks Rowena @redrubyrose.bsky.social Exquisitely crafted.

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Rowena Dugdale @redrubyrose.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

This patchwork shoulder bag will be part of a mini-shop update on Sunday eve. The dyed linen panels include indigo, meadowsweet, oak gall, madder and heather. www.redrubyrose.com

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Rowena Dugdale @redrubyrose.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Although the Japanese indigo has mainly died back after the icy weather there were enough leaves today to dye this silk ribbon 🩵

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Rowena Dugdale @redrubyrose.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

The light when the northerlies were here last week, all change now 💨

A seascape scene. Water, beach and sky tinged with pastel blues and a snow squall crossing the horizon.

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Rowena Dugdale @redrubyrose.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Just a few quilted silk purses remain on my website. Dyed with homegrown indigo leaf, madder root, willow and logwood. For storing treasures, travelling with jewellery, or carrying coins 🧡

A collection of nine quilted coin purses with traditional kisslock snap frames in blues, red and taupe.

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Rowena Dugdale @redrubyrose.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Working on some patchwork panels for shoulder bags. These take time but it’s a soothing process combining the plant colours. Indigo, madder, meadowsweet, heather and oak gall.

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Rowena Dugdale @redrubyrose.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

A beautiful line of colour by Californian dyer Heidi of Honeyfolk clothing. This is Ceriops Tagal a red tannin I’m not familiar with. Available from Botanical Color: botanicalcolors.com/mordant-mond...

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Rowena Dugdale @redrubyrose.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Baosbheinn, the Wizard’s mountain with snowy hat today.

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Artologica aka Michele Banks @artologica.net · 18/11/2024

Hello! Your friendly neighborhood artist here. People who sell online are under tremendous pressure to discount their stuff heavily for Black Friday/Cyber Monday. This doesn't work for most of us because our margins are thin and we can't generate big sales volumes.

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Charlotte Bezzant @charlottebezzant.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Thinking about bringing 🦢🍃🌳🌎 over here then. Hoping to find the nature loving community I have left behind. Never been one to ask to be shared, but I’d be grateful if you could tell people I’m here.

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Rowena Dugdale @redrubyrose.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Just finished up a new batch of large wash bags. They are water resistant and lightweight so handy for travel or postal gifts. As always the print designs are my own and I make every bag from start to finish. www.redrubyrose.com/category/was...

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Rowena Dugdale @redrubyrose.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

The squalls and seascapes. Love the light at this time of year here in Wester Ross.

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Emma Mitchell @silverpebble2.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

I plan to post at least one of my photos a day here on Bluesky. I design each of my photos using recent research into the benefits to mental health of looking at plants & patterns in nature. Making my collections relaxes my noisy autistic+ADHD brain & they'll relax yours by looking at them here:

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Isabella Rosner @isabellarosner.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Being at work on a Saturday is always confusing for my body and brain but it’s worth it when I get to hang out with treats like this, a circa 1745 men’s waistcoat. collections.royal-needlework.org.uk/object-col-2...

Embroidered waistcoat detail with bright flowers and sequins

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Rowena Dugdale @redrubyrose.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

A box of goodies heading to Chintz & Wood in Worthing 🌿

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Rowena Dugdale @redrubyrose.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Walnut husks and indigo leaf on the line a few weeks ago. The walnut husks are sitting in a pot in the polytunnel and will last for winter dyeing.

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Rowena Dugdale @redrubyrose.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Meadowsweet two ways. This bag features a digital print on velvet from roadside flowers on Mull, with a linen lining dyed this summer with meadowsweet flowers. They make a beautiful dye but the scent is almost overwhelming when heated. It’s one dye-pot I always banish to the garden to steep.

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Rowena Dugdale @redrubyrose.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Indigo leaf colours on silk, colours from this season. Using the leaf fresh is an easy process, it bypasses the need for a vat and creates lighter blues and a base for over-dyeing.

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Rowena Dugdale @redrubyrose.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

She sells seashells. Order heading out today.

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Rowena Dugdale @redrubyrose.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

Fence line drying here until we re-concrete the washing line pole back in after last week’s wind. Indigo leaf on silk from yesterday’s dyeing.

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Rowena Dugdale @redrubyrose.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

The Japanese indigo is flowering now but there is still colour in the leaf. 1/2

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Rowena Dugdale @redrubyrose.bsky.social · 10/11/2024

A few gift ideas currently on my website, including printed velvet cushions, travel bags, plant-dyed silk purses and framed works. www.redrubyrose.com

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Rowena Dugdale @redrubyrose.bsky.social · 09/11/2024

This weather in November is always a treat. Dunlins or plovers for company.

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Rowena Dugdale @redrubyrose.bsky.social · 08/11/2024

These plant-dyed Shetland wool skeins are by Emma Kylmala. She’ll be taking them along to Make Joy tomorrow at Woolwich Works - a one-day celebration of yarn for knitters, crocheters and makers.

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