Iceland Calling!
Two Fridays ago, MSU FiberPaperArt Club (FPA) skyped with Guðrún Bjarnadóttir
to learn more about her natural dye process with native Icelandic plants
(as well as a bit of indigo and cochineal).
Guðrún walked us through the intricate, intuitive and lengthy process
of hand dyeing her Icelandic yarns.
To see some of her beautiful work, visit her etsy shop:
of hand dyeing her Icelandic yarns.
To see some of her beautiful work, visit her etsy shop:
It was so great!
(Apparently, I abandoned my fake Mississippi accent
for a fake Icelandic accent while talking to Guðrún.)
FPA is so thankful to Guðrún for sharing with us her knowledge
and her inside stories on Viking lore and flora.
and her inside stories on Viking lore and flora.
Special thanks to botanists from the MSU Department of Biological Sciences for joining us.
Here are a few screen shots from our talk with Iceland:
