HannCrafted

11/04/2026

My mom had this Coleus plant and for whatever reason she was getting rid of it so she offered it to me for a dye test. Why not, right?

Honestly, entirely shocked at these results.

Some of these dye tests blow me away and it's so fun to try these new things and see what colors come through!

11/02/2026

If you're in the Jackson area, order some baked goods from Buttercup Bakery to take a little stress off of Thanksgiving prep!

Chef Andrew is a trained pastry chef with 15 years of experience. You will not be disappointed!

Hello! My name is Andrew. I am a trained pastry chef of over 10+ years. I am looking forward to bringing you all my delicious baked goods! Don't forget to subscribe to get notified about my drops!

10/29/2026

Just a few of the newest additions to the HannCrafted line! I will be at the Pelahatchie Farmers Market this Saturday with all the new yarn I have on my website. Be the first to get these one-of-a-kind, Naturally Dyed beauties! I'll be there from 8-12!

10/29/2026

Part 2 of the sweater repair!

10/27/2026

Results are in!

Avocado dye experiment with modifiers.

I used 4 different modifiers: soda ash, iron, citric acid, and calcium carbonate.
Many natural dyes can change color depending on the pH and other factors.
Avocado was one I noticed this with. I prepared my yarn as usual with Alum mordant but the alum reacted with the Avocado and basically neutralized the color. So I learned I need to use non-mordanted yarn with Avocado.
This made me wonder how else Avocado might react so this experiment to play with the pH was born!

There were some subtle changes with a few of them, and I learned how to pull some of the peachy tones through, but the most significant was using iron!

This was fun 🙂

10/27/2026

Part 4

Let's experiment with modifiers!

I am using 4 different modifiers: soda ash, iron, citric acid, and calcium carbonate.
Many natural dyes can change color depending on the pH and other factors.
Avocado was one I noticed this with. I prepared my yarn as usual with Alum mordant but the alum reacted with the Avocado and basically neutralized the color. So I learned I need to use non-mordanted yarn with Avocado.
This made me wonder how else Avocado might react so this experiment to play with the pH was born!

Let's see what happens!

10/26/2026

Part 3

Let's experiment with modifiers!

I am using 4 different modifiers: soda ash, iron, citric acid, and calcium carbonate.
Many natural dyes can change color depending on the pH and other factors.
Avocado was one I noticed this with. I prepared my yarn as usual with Alum mordant but the alum reacted with the Avocado and basically neutralized the color. So I learned I need to use non-mordanted yarn with Avocado.
This made me wonder how else Avocado might react so this experiment to play with the pH was born!

Let's see what happens!