My friend Alison had a natural dyeing party at her lovely home this week. She ordered a lot of silks to throw in the dye pots. Children love silks to play dress up, wear as a cape, or just swish around in the air. Adeline likes to twirl with one in her hand and we also use them to wrap her dolls up and carry around in a sling. Endless play, so we decided to dye a few more.
I also went through some of my white linens to dye too. I have a lot of white linens with stains on them and I am not very good at keeping them pure white. My linens turned out beautiful with new life! I dyed a vintage tablecloth of my Grandmothers a marigold/yellow color.
I also found some linen and cotton napkins at the thrift store for a few dollars and love them now in lavender. It was so much fun trying out new colors and seeing how they turned out. Kelwyn was more interested in swinging and playing, but Adeline helped me put a few silks into the dye pot and stir.
After all the dyeing the silks and linens hung in the sun to dry. So many beautiful and vibrant colors!
I have collected old white pajamas, gowns and socks to take back for another round of dyeing tomorrow. We will see how they turn out!
We have an abundance of cucumbers and cabbage from our CSA this summer. I decided to get out my fermenting book, Wild Fermentation, and get to work. First I made sour pickles and they turned out excellent. Very cool and crisp. 
With my cabbage I am fermenting kimchi in the kitchen right now. It takes about a week and I need to check on it and taste daily to see when it is done and then move it to the fridge to stop fermentation. I am hoping it turns out with just a little kick to it. I added ginger, onions, garlic, and chili peppers for spice.
I also have pounds and pounds of beets and I am looking for a pickling recipe. Slater's grandmother makes the best ones. I am hoping to make some similar and can them for the year. Delicious summer fermenting and pickling!
