Tag: textiles

Playing with dyes

Dyeing is a serious business. That doesn’t mean it isn’t fun. Observations of health and safety can easily be incorporated into most techniques, and of those (techniques) there are many. I love teaching people to dye. The exciting thing is that given the same dyes and the same instructions each person will produce their own individual results. I have taught it for many years, but this year I am only teaching it once – at Missenden Abbey over the second weekend of May.

What will we be doing? Well I have plans to cover several techniques, and we will be using a variety of different types of dye. I know it will be a fun session, though. Want to join us? The information is here. The class is very nearly full, so you had better be quick! Last time I taught a similar class we ran out of drying space and had to use what we could find

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Will you be joining us?

Next weekend is the first big test! Will I have the stamina?

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The above photograph was taken as we were setting up at last year’s Brockenhurst Needlework Fiesta. It is our first two day show this season and is always a good show. I’m sure that this year will be no exception. Why not come and join in the fun this next weekend? Saturday and Sunday, 26th/27th April at Brockenhurst Village Hall. You can read just a little more about it here. .

We won’t have room for all our stock, so if you are coming and want us to bring something specific you can let us know below. I’ll also be doing a demo of some sort, not completely finalised yet, but if there is something you want to suggest you can use the form for that too. No promises, but if it fits in with the ideas I already have I’ll incorporate your suggestion too.

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Are you near Devizes, Wiltshire?

This Saturday we will be in Devizes with our mobile shop. If you would like to drop in and see us you are welcome to do so. We are only there for about an hour or so between 11.00 and 12.00. We will have most of our mobile stock with us – but if you are coming for something specific let us know so that we can ensure we have it to hand.

We will have the latest colours of hand-dyed felt with us, and also the Jumbo Perle in various colours with other hand-dyed items too. The new Polyneon colours are back in stock, and destined to sell out as quickly this time as before. We will be re-ordering before Brockenhurst Needlework Fiesta. More about that another day.

Don’t forget that there are also 10 other colours in the multicoloured range and hundreds of plain colours. They are all really useful combinations and very economical. For further details or to buy contact via the form below.

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