{"podcast":{"title":"Book of Leaves","slug":"book-of-leaves-16502","podcast_index_feed_id":16502,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/5fea6e9433e50d289b18005a","website_url":"http://www.bookofleavespodcast.com/","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/5fea6e9433e50d289b18005a/show-cover.jpg","author":"Ceara Carney","episode_count":143,"summary":"An Irish podcast where I interview business owners, activists and other everyday people, to learn how they contribute to living sustainably. By educating ourselves, we can then take a leaf from their book to add to our own way of eco-friendly living! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-06T10:20:29.525722+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/book-of-leaves-16502"},"episode":{"title":"Natural Dyes & Local Textiles - Malú Colorín","slug":"natural-dyes-local-textiles-mal-color-n","published_at":"2025-11-10T06:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/book-of-leaves-16502/natural-dyes-local-textiles-mal-color-n","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/book-of-leaves-16502","url":"https://shows.acast.com/bookofleaves/episodes/natural-dyes-local-textiles-malu-colorin","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/5fea6e9433e50d289b18005a/e/690f3580a1e2bd2652c7c602/media.mp3","summary":"Malú Colorín is an artist and facilitator, specializing in natural dyeing and textiles through her business Talú . She also works for Fibreshed Ireland who are trying to re-localise the textile industry in Ireland, supporting wool, flax and hemp farmers. She organises brilliant workshops and events - you can stay up to date with her on Instagram via @talu.earth or @malu_colorin . As always, don't forget to follow Book of Leaves on Instagram , Blue Sky or Facebook , leave us a review, and share with a friend. Find my depop profile @cearadc ! Patreon / Buy Me A Coffee X x   [04:00] Malú introduces herself and her journey into natural dyeing & textiles [08:20] Why Malú promotes natural dyeing [10:20] Issues with the dyes used today in mainstream factories [16:10] How to naturally dye your own textiles and clothes! [21:30] Issues and solutions of the synthetic fibres used in clothes [29:50] The work of FibreShed [33:50] The Archipelago Festival of Colours [37:00] What Malú’s artistic practice looks like & how we can support it [42:00] Imagining the future   Also mentioned: Let them be Naked documentary Galway Wool Co-Op Guppy Bags   Suggested listening: Freya, Hemp Farming Virtue, Emerald & Wax Arran, Rediscovery Centre Mary, Change Clothes Dublin Carrie Ann, Feshion Revolution     Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Malú Colorín is an artist and facilitator, specializing in natural dyeing and textiles through her business Talú . She also works for Fibreshed Ireland wh…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2979,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/book-of-leaves-16502/episodes/natural-dyes-local-textiles-mal-color-n/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/book-of-leaves-16502/natural-dyes-local-textiles-mal-color-n.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}