Ethel Mairet
One of the earliest books I bought was a little hard backed copy of Ethel Mairet's A book on Vegetable Dyes. I love this book - her recipes may not be as environmentally friendly as we would like them to be these days, but her depth of knowledge and the…
Francesco, Niccolo and Agnolo
Datini Palace, Prato The building may look a little in need of some repair, but you can see it has had status! I adore this building in the city of Prato, Italy. It was built back in the 14th Century by a gentleman called Francesco di Marco Datini. All it's…
The Colour of War
In 2013 I started researching Khaki ready for the commemorations of World War 1. I wanted to know how they were producing the colour - was it natural or synthetic? Here's a summary of my research, originally written to be an article for the Journal in 2016, they wanted to…
Fundraising for Ukraine
**** Deadline for questions is 1st April, sign up is anytime during April, if you have missed a session or sign up too close for us to send the link you will receive all the recordings **** 6 live Q & A sessions offering you the opportunity to pose your…
A New Year
Happy New Year! A new year - a fresh start! I hope you all had a really lovely Festive Break and are ready to take on the exciting new challenges ahead. I always feel January is the promise of new adventures so lets get going! Home of the School of…