December Dye-a-Long – Twinkle Twinkle! December’s Dye-a-Long is inspired staring up at the stars on a clear, cold winter night. I’m thinking this would be great interpreted in an ombre, fade or veil, or perhaps a speckle. Or maybe even a nice sparkly yarn or fibre? Post your interpretations of this month’s theme on the […]
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The Art and Science of Natural Dyes by Joy Boutrup and Catharine Ellis – now in stock! This book is getting rave reviews and quite rightly so! It bridges the gap between the aspiring natural dyer making their very first dyebath and takes them right through to understanding the chemistry of natural dyes. What I
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Well, I think the badge says it all really! We’re really looking forward to taking our place at Bakewell Wool Gathering this year. You’ll find us in the main hall, along the back wall on stall 16. We’ll have all our usual goodies: procion dyes, acid dyes, kool aid, natural dye extracts, natural dye liquids
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Summer School Day One Day One was a helter skelter of introductions, lots of sampling, starting the first colourways (and a bit of maths!). Before the course, students were encouraged to bring inspiration images and objects and they had clearly done their homework! After producing the first set of samples for their recipe books, we
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How gorgeous are these? One of the perks of our son and his girlfriend living with us is having access to Pip’s amazing nail art talents. My latest set of nail wraps are the cutest set with little knit stitches and cables! The image plate and nail polish are from MoYou and my knitty-nails will
Isn’t this a pretty station? I stumbled on this lovely community project when visiting Westhoughton train station in Bolton. The embankment was alive with birds on the feeders and the plants were just springing into life. It was such an unexpected moment of tranquility and really cheered my up on an otherwise dreary, damp day!
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