Fallen leaves, vegetables and herbs from the garden, and weeds and waste otherwise headed for the compost pile, all contain a palette of natural color just waiting to be discovered.
While hikes in wilder places produce raw materials—fallen leaves, needles, bark, and cones—for a unique color palette very specific to time and place.
For more inspiration and instructions on harvesting color from your landscape check out The Handbook of Natural Plant Dyes by Sasha Duerr, Timber Press, 2010
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