There are several different ways to dry peas and beans, but some are more effective than others. In fact, there's one spectacular way to dry both of them to great effect. Got your attention? Read ...
How to Make Wool Batting for Quilts, Oven Mitts, and More
When you're making quilts of any kind, size, or shape, you need filler to poof them up. This filling, also known as batting, is the most important part of your quilt "sandwich." It can also get ...
How to Make a Quilt: A Getting Started Guide for Beginners
When it comes to self-sufficiency, keeping warm is a must. Knowing the basics of quilting fabric allows you to make blankets and things like warm outerwear, as well as protective items like oven ...
20 Natural Dye Plants You Can Forage and Grow in Your Garden
Self-sufficiency can take many guises. For some people, the focus is on growing food, carpentry, and blacksmithing. Others like to spin, weave, and dye their own fibers using dyes made from plants. ...
Wild Flours: 14 Wild Plants You Can Transform into Flour
Is there anything prettier than a big bouquet of wildflowers? Maybe a table full of wild flours that you can cook and bake with! Okay, I'm really sorry about that horrible pun, but being able to ...
Why You Need to Plant a Wildflower Garden
All those luscious fruit and vegetable plants we love to grow in our gardens need to be pollinated to produce what we call food. This, of course, requires insects such as bees, butterflies, wasps, ...
10 Natural Materials You Can Transform into Fiber
Take a look at the clothes you're wearing right now. Without looking at the label, can you tell what fiber(s) they're made from? Many are woven from synthetics, but some of the best textiles out there ...
How to Make Bath Bombs with Herbs
If you're as much of a bath fiend as I am, learning how to make bath bombs with herbs is a great way to indulge your bath addiction without breaking the bank.The best part about making your own is ...
How to Transplant Mushrooms in 4 Easy Steps
Mushrooms can be delicious crops to cultivate, provided that you have the right environment for them. If you're lucky enough to have wild ones growing on your land, awesome! But if you have an ideal ...