Join Debbie on one of her friendly, fun workshops – open now for booking! New timetable up now! Now that the new studio is up and running, the timetable is filling up fast with exciting, fun workshops! What’s in store? So far we’ve got knitting, crochet, synthetic dyeing and indigo dyeing. If your favourite topic […]
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Natural dyeing workshops booking now! As lockdown eases we are (cautiously) optimistic about new events and workshops! Manchester Starting in the autumn we’ll be taking bookings for some exciting new workshops at our studios here in Altrincham. Sunnybank Mills If you are across the Pennines, you can also book onto one of our awesome Introduction
Join my live online class at the Creative Craft Show this Saturday (20th Feb)! What will be happening? I’ll be demonstrating our new, ‘Knit-mitts hand-dyeing kit’ and showing you how to dye your own yarn using just synthetic food colours, vinegar and heat. How does it work? I’ll be live on the day, showing you
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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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