Category Archives: Dyeing

Jane Dunnewold’s Art Cloth Challenge

In December, Jane Dunnewold of Art Cloth Studios issued a challenge to 12 brave and adventurous art cloth makers. This was the brief, in Jane’s words: In December of 2007, I issued an invitation to surface designers through the Complex … Continue reading

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Dyeing with onion skins

I have been collecting onion skins for ages now, for dyeing, and I decided the other day that I was sick of the sight of them hanging round.  So I mordanted some pencil roving and some fibre in alum (the … Continue reading

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Gocco printed House fabric

After you were all so complimentary about my house fabric, I decided that I would list some in my Etsy shop… You can find it here. Here are some pics of it: In case you missed it the first time … Continue reading

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A trip to Weston

I have been rather neglecting this blog of late so I am going to try and remedy that by bringing in more details of my daily life and what I’m getting up to.  And I’ve also decided to close my … Continue reading

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Auditioning fabric

I’ve been moving fabric around all week on my design wall, for this river hanging I’m doing.  (Well, it started as two and I’m still not sure if I’m going to make it as one or two but we shall … Continue reading

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Playday with friends

Yesterday I had a fun day – I went to visit Gill of An Elegant Sufficiency to deliver the Print Gocco she had bought from me a few weeks ago.  Sue of The Magic Armchair Traveller was there too.  You … Continue reading

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