The Mulberry Dyer

A New Year

January 9, 2022January 9, 2022 by Deb Bamford

Deb Bamford

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…

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Life can be very exciting!

November 30, 2021November 30, 2021 by Deb Bamford

Deb Bamford

I am absolutely thrilled to tell you that as well as my Post Graduate Study at Leeds I will also be working as Project Manager for Keracol (an SME based at Leeds University) under the Business of Fashion, Textiles and Technology Partnership (BFTT) R & D programme, led by the…

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Dreams and reality?

October 30, 2021October 30, 2021 by Deb Bamford

Deb Bamford

I have some fabulous news to tell you! From Monday 1st November I will be a full time student again, studying at the University of Leeds. The Clothworkers Buildings and entrance at Leeds Uni - appropriate place to study, no? I have dreamed of researching the chemistry of dyeing and…

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A few changes coming

June 13, 2021June 13, 2021 by Deb Bamford

Deb Bamford

I've been very lax about writing posts here, sorry, that doesn't mean that nothing is happening! So here's an update! - We intend to start running online courses "live" these are currently in the planning stage, but will be listed here soon. There are so many " introduction to" "beginner"…

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Turkey Red (Part 1)

January 27, 2021 by Deb Bamford

Deb Bamford

The term Turkey Red can be quite confusing - it is often used to describe a colour (particularly in modern parlance) - but it is actually an historical method for producing a very fast red colour on cotton cloth using the dyestuff madder. As a collector of historical dye books…

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