Something a bit different!
For one of the most complex dye processes there is, the first stage is to dunk your cotton (and it should be cotton - either yarn or cloth) into a bath made up of sheep dung dispersed in water. As I no longer own my own sheep I was lucky…
Flanders Flax
One of the things I love about Hautes de France is the fact that flax is still a major crop. It has been grown here for over a thousand years and although very mechanised these days it is still in principle the same process. In the spring we see the…
City of Blue
The theme of my posts for the moment is days out. Since lock down was released we are trying to make sure we get out somewhere 1 day a week. This year is so strange we're making it as positive as possible. We are also lucky that this area is…
Roubaix – a textile town
As lock down is gradually being relaxed we are allowing ourselves 1 day a week to go out and visit "somewhere". We take a picnic and are avoiding mixing with people, but this week museums have been allowed to open, so we thought it would be a good time to…
Workshops
2 New workshops for 2020 at a special introductory price being held at the Home of Dyeing - The Society of Dyers and Colourists, Perkin House, Bradford. Blue is the Colour : Monday 17th Feb 2020 at Perkin House, Bradford. £95 Shades of blue ... Magical, mystical, moody how many…