On how autumn walnut leaves and oak bark breathe life into my textiles.
Natural dyeing is a lesson in humility. Unlike synthetic dyes, plants never give the same result twice. Every dye bath depends on the soil the plant grew in and the season it was harvested.
This week in the atelier, shades of earth and deep brown dominate. I used walnut husks gathered from a nearby orchard. The process is slow—requiring hours of simmering and patient waiting for the fibers to take in the pigment. The result? A scarf that doesn't just look like nature but smells like the forest and autumn. It is this very unpredictability that makes every piece coming off the loom absolutely unique.