What do herb Robert and St John’s wort have in common?

Well, they both have a boys name as part of their common names. They are both wonderful eco-print plants. They both show up in several of my eco-printing ebooks. But the main thing they have in common? I mix up their names all the time ๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™€๏ธ It’s honestly ridiculous. They aren’t related, they don’t look […]

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From the archives

I’ve been trawling through old photos for a special project I’m working on, and keep finding so many old images that are exciting me. I’ve started posting them to my Instagram page, and thought I’d also share a few here from time to time. Gumnut Magic mood board This is a mood board I made

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To soak or not to soak?

[responsivevoice_button] Way back in 2016, when I had just begun selling clothes under the label Gumnut Magic, I had a lot of interest from other natural dyers about my eco-print technique. Back then people were mostly eco-printing on wool so I had a lot of questions about how I was managing to get clear, bright

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Darn It! darning ecourse

[responsivevoice_button] I’ve just opened registrations for a new ecourse, this time about mending your clothes through darning. It’s a joy to be branching out to a new topic, and one that I feel so passionate about. I value darning as a way to take care of our garments, and in doing so to tend to

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