Deb Bamford – The Mulberry Dyer

A new Home

September 17, 2023September 17, 2023 by Deb Bamford

Deb Bamford

The Mulberry Dyer has a new base in Leeds! It's a wonderful location in the centre of town at Fabrication 2. In an old warehouse building, fascinating in itself, Fabrication 2 is an award winning Social Enterprise supporting local artists and makers and I'm working alongside some very talented artisans.…

The Dyehouse is on the move

January 4, 2023January 4, 2023 by Deb Bamford

Deb Bamford

Firstly I would like to wish all my readers, followers, customers and friends a Happy New Year - may it bring peace and happiness and what you desire. "The time has come", the Walrus said or actually I am saying - it's a New Year better continue with the changes.…

Ethel Mairet

September 24, 2022September 26, 2022 by Deb Bamford

Deb Bamford

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

August 27, 2022August 27, 2022 by Deb Bamford

Deb Bamford

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

June 3, 2022June 3, 2022 by Deb Bamford

Deb Bamford

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…

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