Welcome to Natural Fibre Arts

LIVING LIFE IN COLOUR!

Over 16 years of dyeing experience and accreditation from Woolmark Australia and the textiles School of Sweet Georgia you can be confident in receiving the highest quality hand dyed yarn.

Ethically sourced yarn and fibre, firstly sourced from Australian wool mills and growers with some of our more unique yarns and fibres, mostly heritage breed sheep, from small mills supporting family farming cooperatives in South America and the UK.

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  • November Mystery Fibre Club

    November - Colour palette - It's a surprise!

    Subscriptions for the November Mystery Fibre Club are now open until sold out. This will be our final fibre club for 2024 as this one will ship at the beginning of December

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  • December Spice Market - Cinnamon COMING SOON - Natural Fibre Arts

    December Spice Market Yarn & Soap Club

    Yarn & Soap Club subscription is now open. The Spice Market chosen spice for December is 'Cinnamon', just in time for Christmas! The colour blend of the hand dyed yarn and the design of the soap will reflect the blend of colours from the inspiration photo

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Back in Stock

Colourways we have recently redyed and restocked.

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To ensure you get the best quality hand dyed yarns

Our Qualifications & Credentials

Woolmark Australia - Wool Appreciation, Dyeing, Sustainability

THE WOOLMARK COMPANY AUSTRALIA
The Woolmark trademark

WOOL APPRECIATION COURSE

Issued to: Cheryl Costin on 31st August 2022

Modules and Outcomes

1. Differentiate the properties of wool from other fibres  5. Identify the different ways yarn can be woven or knitted and how ths affects the end product
2. Describe the benefits of wool in terms of comfort, easy to wear, safety, appearance and versatility. 6. Describe the processes used to dye and finish wool and the environmentally friendly options associated with each.
3. Identify different Merino innovations and how these can be used to enhance the quality of products made from wool. 7. Explain the garment faults which may occur and how to best prevent them.
4. Explain how wool is manufactured from greasy wool into worsted and woollen yarn. 8. Recognise the quality assurance behind the Woolmark brand.

 

 

THE DYEING OF WOOL

Issued to: Cheryl Costin on 17th September 2022

Modules and Outcomes

1. Introduction  6. Dyeing at various stages of wool processing
2. The process of dyeing 7. Dyeing wool blends
3. The dyeing processes in wool 8. The dyehouse laboratory
4. Preparing wool for dyeing 9. The side effects of dyeing
5. Selecting and applying wool dyes 10. Environmental impacts associated with dyeing
1. describe how to dye wool and blends, including the necessary preparation of the fibre and the machinery used 3. describe the side effects of dyeing and the associated environmental issues.
2. evaluate the appropriateness of specific dyeing operations

 

School of Sweet Georgia - Dyeing, Spinning, Sheep Breeds Study

THE WOOLMARK COMPANY AUSTRALIA

ACID DYEING BASICS STUDY

Course Modules (7 Lessons)

1. Equipment, dyes & materials  2. Setting up a dye space, mixing dyes, safety
3. Dyeing with immersion techniques  4. Dyeing to the next level
5. Finishing, cleaning, troubleshooting  6. Acid dyeing study group

 

 

CREATING COMPLEX COLOURWAYS

Lecture (Covering both courses below)

 1. Dyeing intentional colour  2. Dyeing complex colour

 Course Modules (34 Lessons)

 1. Introduction  2. Three perspectives on dyeing
 3. The five variables of dyeing  4. The dye studio
 5. Principles of precision immersion dyeing  6. Review and troubleshooting
 7. Building a colour library

 

DYEING COMPLEX COLOUR

Course Modules - (48 Lessons)

  1. Getting Started  2. Colour theory for dyers
 3. Immersion dyeing with resists  4. Layering dye colours
 5. Low water immersion  6. Handpainting
 7. Self striping yarns