We're already well-acquainted -- but still I sat in the middle of a patch of feverfew for a long time last week because I want to know the plants that grow with and around me on a deeper level. Taking a few moments to first clear my mind to better connect with feverfew, I buried my face in blossoms and breathed deeply. I tasted. After a while I recalled the first time I saw these daisy-like blossoms in a friend's garden, the strength of my attraction to them, and how that friend gave me seeds from those very plants. That was the beginning. And I remembered, too, the first time I realized that feverfew lights up the darkness and that she is a moon lover as well as a sun lover.
Today is a waning moonday in Aquarius, moving into Pisces in just a few hours. Was wondering why I wasn't falling asleep right away a few nights ago but then thought, yes, the moon is full. Of course. That's what happens.
Wishing you many good friends in your garden.
such a pretty plant and such a mellow yellow resulting in the dyeing....beautiful.
ReplyDeletebeautiful results. Oh, and I think you might have been at risk for persecution (heresy) in another, darker time!
ReplyDeleteI especially love the color on the closest cloth...is that the wool??
ReplyDeleteYes--the dye is really beautiful, and I used to bring handfuls home to hang in closets (discourages moths). I love the scent of this plant.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful colours, wish you had posted this a week earlier, had to pull some up the other week as it had seeded itself in the middle of another plant.
ReplyDeleteYes indeed pretty and restorative shades : )
ReplyDeleteI love the name "feverfew", it's such a sweet old fashioned flower. And those are yellows even anti-yellow me could love!
ReplyDeleteWell darn, my feverfew roasted in our heat spell and is done. Need to remember this for next year.
ReplyDeletescrummy colours - such successful dyeing : )
ReplyDeleteHello, I have a question. Does dying cotton and linen works as well with feverfew. I have tried it, I put it in premordant of alum but the result is a bit dissapoining. Do you have any tips?
ReplyDeleteHi Katrien, I wish I did, but my experience with successfully plant-dyeing cotton and linen has been limited, although once in a while I'll hit on something that works. I purposefully set myself up for success by using the easier-to-dye protein fibers, silk and wool! We recently had 11" of snow and below zero temperatures so I can only dream about my beloved feverfew. I hope you have a go at it with silk and wool, it will be wonderful!
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