Deep End First
@deependfirst.bsky.social
Quilt Maker, Sewist, Natural Dyer, Spinner, Bird Watcher, Swimmer, Gardener
I’ve been trying to get a photo of my newly finished #seaglasssweater all day.
This one took my almost a year to knit, mostly because o had to spin and dye more yarn as I was knitting. All yarn was naturally dyed from materials I grew or gathered. Much of it was spun my me as well.
This one took my almost a year to knit, mostly because o had to spin and dye more yarn as I was knitting. All yarn was naturally dyed from materials I grew or gathered. Much of it was spun my me as well.
December 5, 2025 at 5:15 AM
I’ve been trying to get a photo of my newly finished #seaglasssweater all day.
This one took my almost a year to knit, mostly because o had to spin and dye more yarn as I was knitting. All yarn was naturally dyed from materials I grew or gathered. Much of it was spun my me as well.
This one took my almost a year to knit, mostly because o had to spin and dye more yarn as I was knitting. All yarn was naturally dyed from materials I grew or gathered. Much of it was spun my me as well.
June 24, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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June 22, 2025 at 1:31 PM
I’ve been taking #maiwa’s class Print and Paint with Natural Dyes and having a lot of fun experimenting. Here is some mordant printing.
#buckthorn #cutch #cochineal #logwood #naturaldye
#buckthorn #cutch #cochineal #logwood #naturaldye
June 22, 2025 at 5:01 AM
I’ve been taking #maiwa’s class Print and Paint with Natural Dyes and having a lot of fun experimenting. Here is some mordant printing.
#buckthorn #cutch #cochineal #logwood #naturaldye
#buckthorn #cutch #cochineal #logwood #naturaldye
Just finished my new #oylashirt from @paper_theory. Instruction booklet was pretty minimal but combined with the video, I don’t think I had any huge mistakes!
#sewsky
#sewsky
April 19, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Just finished my new #oylashirt from @paper_theory. Instruction booklet was pretty minimal but combined with the video, I don’t think I had any huge mistakes!
#sewsky
#sewsky
I have a new travel bag! I finished the #portsideduffle from @grainlinestudio.bsky.social on the last day of my vacation. Canvas from Overseas Fabrics. I can’t wait to travel with it!
March 28, 2025 at 9:32 PM
I have a new travel bag! I finished the #portsideduffle from @grainlinestudio.bsky.social on the last day of my vacation. Canvas from Overseas Fabrics. I can’t wait to travel with it!
I didn’t have any finishes at the retreat due to poor planning, but I did make a lot of progress on a lot of things so hopefully there are more finishes in my future. Here’s a mini quilt that will be part of our Bellingham Modern Quilt Guild show at the Lynden Library in May. #quiltsky #modernquilt
March 24, 2025 at 5:56 PM
I didn’t have any finishes at the retreat due to poor planning, but I did make a lot of progress on a lot of things so hopefully there are more finishes in my future. Here’s a mini quilt that will be part of our Bellingham Modern Quilt Guild show at the Lynden Library in May. #quiltsky #modernquilt
What do you think this will become?
March 18, 2025 at 3:49 AM
What do you think this will become?
Quilt top is finished! Got sick this weekend so finished it ahead of expected.
#quiltsky #modernquilt #naturaldye #indigo #marigold #alder
#quiltsky #modernquilt #naturaldye #indigo #marigold #alder
February 24, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Quilt top is finished! Got sick this weekend so finished it ahead of expected.
#quiltsky #modernquilt #naturaldye #indigo #marigold #alder
#quiltsky #modernquilt #naturaldye #indigo #marigold #alder
These blocks are on a table outside my office at work. Here are some recent student creations.
February 22, 2025 at 10:58 PM
These blocks are on a table outside my office at work. Here are some recent student creations.
Last weekend’s dye work becoming this weekend’s quilt.
#naturaldye #indigo #marigold #orangepeelquilt
#naturaldye #indigo #marigold #orangepeelquilt
February 17, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Last weekend’s dye work becoming this weekend’s quilt.
#naturaldye #indigo #marigold #orangepeelquilt
#naturaldye #indigo #marigold #orangepeelquilt
Colors from the weekend. Homegrown indigo, marigold, coreopsis on vintage linens and reclaimed scraps
#naturaldye #japaneseindigo
#naturaldye #japaneseindigo
February 4, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Colors from the weekend. Homegrown indigo, marigold, coreopsis on vintage linens and reclaimed scraps
#naturaldye #japaneseindigo
#naturaldye #japaneseindigo
February 2, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Dye shed all lit up
February 2, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Dye shed all lit up
Marigold + homegrown indigo on vintage linen 💛🩵💚
February 2, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Marigold + homegrown indigo on vintage linen 💛🩵💚
February 1, 2025 at 9:47 PM
It’s cold enough the I can wear my fireside pullover to work today.
#handknit #firesidepullover #memade
#handknit #firesidepullover #memade
January 28, 2025 at 7:08 PM
It’s cold enough the I can wear my fireside pullover to work today.
#handknit #firesidepullover #memade
#handknit #firesidepullover #memade
I made a similar vest and never got around to adding ties or a clasp and it really doesn’t need them functionally.
January 28, 2025 at 6:17 PM
I made a similar vest and never got around to adding ties or a clasp and it really doesn’t need them functionally.
Scoured these vintage linens and dyed some with red alder + iron for gray. I also rinsed some of my handspun yarn previously dyed with coreopsis flowers. All is drying in the basement since the dye shed is 32 degrees right now.
January 27, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Scoured these vintage linens and dyed some with red alder + iron for gray. I also rinsed some of my handspun yarn previously dyed with coreopsis flowers. All is drying in the basement since the dye shed is 32 degrees right now.
I recently completed the Open Studio Shop Pants. Size 8 shown here. Only mod was adding 1/2 inch in length. Next time I’d add another half inch to the bottoms piece. Worn here with Andrea Mowry’s Stone Crop pullover. #openstudioshoppants #stonecroppullover #shoppant #memade #knitting
January 22, 2025 at 1:00 AM
I recently completed the Open Studio Shop Pants. Size 8 shown here. Only mod was adding 1/2 inch in length. Next time I’d add another half inch to the bottoms piece. Worn here with Andrea Mowry’s Stone Crop pullover. #openstudioshoppants #stonecroppullover #shoppant #memade #knitting
Bowen Island day trip
January 20, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Bowen Island day trip
January 19, 2025 at 4:45 AM
January 19, 2025 at 4:41 AM