Experience the magic of hand dyeing yarn with dye expert Debbie Tomkies. Learn how to prepare yarns for dyeing, create your first dye recipes and try lots of fun techniques. Take home your own, hand-dyed yarn, ready to be made into your next knitting, crochet or weaving project!
Introduction to hand dyeing yarn workshop – 21 Sept 24 Read More »
Welcome to the free subscriber-only dye social! In this informal session, Debbie will be talking you through some of her processes for colour-matching to images and photos. There may even be a colour-match challenge for those who fancy giving their own matching skills a bit of a workout! It would be lovely to have a
Hand dyeing yarn with synthetic dyes – Subscriber-only special free online workshop Read More »
Experience Nature’s Beautiful Blues in this fascinating workshop with dye expert Debbie Tomkies. In this in person workshop Debbie will be showing you how to set up a simple dye vat using sodium carbonate (soda ash) and thiourea dioxide (spectralite). This reliable, easy to use vat can be created easily at home with our Natural
Indigo dyeing on fabric – In person workshop – (evening) Read More »
Make a beautiful hand-felted bowl with Debbie Tomkies of DT Craft & Design
Create a hand-felted vessel – In person workshop 11 May 2024 (full day) Read More »
In this workshop you will use a range of readily available leaves and plants to create fabulous prints on fabrics. You will learn how to find the best plants for printing, explore different ways to create prints, sampling and experimenting on cotton fabric. Using your samples for ideas and inspiration you will apply your new-found
Introdution to botanical printing – Sunnybank Mills, Farsley nr Leeds – 9 Mar 24 Read More »
Exploring natural dyes – Stitched Up Coop 17 Feb 2024
Exploring natural dyes – Stitched Up Coop 17 Feb 2024 Read More »
