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Lots of dyeing!

Well, the skeins dyed so far look gorgeous – totally different to the colours you get with chemical dyes. The blackberry leaves came out a mid brown colour with the wool mordanted with copper and a gorgeous golden yellow in … Continue reading

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Dyeing and other activities

Well, I’ve been quiet but not inactive.  Still no camera but I’ve dug a few out of Picasa which I haven’t put on my blog yet…. The weather is absolutely glorious.    The garden is lovely.  We have two red tulips … Continue reading

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No camera:(

We went to the National Waterfront Museum in Swansea on Saturday. DS2 went on a rugby tour with the school to Brussels for the weekend so it was quiet! The museum is pretty new – it has only been open … Continue reading

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Rust dyeing continued

You may remember that while the ceiling in my studio was busy leaking during every rainstorm, I put some fabric into a rusty baking tray put there to catch the drips. It had dried out but the fabric was still … Continue reading

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Committed to Cloth Website is back up!!

Hurray, hurray! It must be the season for revamping websites – Leslie Morgan and Claire Benn’s website, Committed to Cloth is live again! And there is lots to look at. Leslie and Claire run the Virtual Studio at the Festival … Continue reading

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A little bit of discharging…

Yesterday I actually got into my studio and did something!  I decided that since the big table was covered in plastic to catch the leaks, I might as well use it to do something messy.  So I had a go … Continue reading

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