Dyeing along the Way

It was when I was bored and subsequently sick for a few days in Pamplona, in the early stages of our walking the Camino di Santiago, in 2023, I thought I might try dyeing some threads with whatever I could find.

I had bought a reel of fine white mercerised crochet cotton in Burguete and so I decided to dye it with some used tea bags. I knew I would get a result – nothing exciting but something.

The tea dyed thread is the fawn colour in this section of my embroidery.

All quiet …

You might be wondering why everything is so quiet on the blog front. It’s simple really. I am currently walking the Camino di Santiago across Spain with my partner. I am posting to other social media channels and I have run out of steam for the blog. Sorry!

We are sketching as we are walking. We walk up to about lunchtime, find our accommodation and then go out sketching in the afternoon .

The church at San Juan de Ortega
Looking from our hostel to the church tower in Villafranca Montes de Ocas
Abandoned buildings in Redecilla del Camino.
The entrance to Burgos Cathedral

If you are interested in following our journey we are both sharing our sketches on a dedicated Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100092387762574

I am also sharing, a more or less daily dump of photos on my Instagram page (at) leonieandrewsart.