6-week Intro to Eco-printing for the Online Guild of Weavers, Spinners & Dyers Previous Next Eco-printing workshop On 1 June I’ll be starting my 6-week Introduction to Eco-printing exclusively for the Online Guild of Weavers, Spinners & Dyers (‘OLG’). The course will cover the basics of eco-printing: Choosing and preparing fabrics Mordanting Choosing plants for […]
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Using up leftover natural dye solutions – demonstration part two! Stage 2 and the first samples are done – time to move on to modifying! A unique thing about natural dyes (which can be both a positive or a negative) is that the colours of some dyes can be changed simply by altering the dyebath.
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Overdyeing yarn with procion mx dyes – livestream demonstration My first video to test all the technology with my first livestream is happening today! You can acces today’s livestream by going to the Facebook discussion group and there will be a post at the top of the page. Simply click on it when we go live
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Natural dyeing with leftover extracts – one-pot cold water dyeing with fleece https://youtu.be/9NlpHNg6ahoMy first video to test all the technology ahead of the first livestream on Saturday! I’ve got three videos to share with you. Being the parsimonious type I’m using up my precious leftover natural dyes. In the next video I’ll be cooking some of
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Natural dyeing workshop – 25th January 2020 Previous Next Natural dyeing at Black Sheep Wools, Culcheth – limited places available! My first natural dyeing workshop of 2020 will be on 25th January. I’ll be teaching at Black Sheep Wools in Culcheth (near Warrington) and it promises to be a gloriously colourful day as always! Who
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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
The Art & Science of Natural Dyes Joy Boutrup & Catherine Ellis now in stock! Read More »
