My textile dyeing is an obsession. I love exploring the various dyeing techniques to produce unique pieces for my projects. I do run a few Workshops during the year to instruct others in this creative process ->> Workshop Information
Category: Textile Dyeing
“Colour & Form” Exhibition is now open
My Colour & Form Exhibition is now open to the public. Dates: 5 February to 4 April, 2024. I’m thrilled to announce that after months of planing and preparation my first solo exhibition is now open to the public.
Moving on from 2020
2020 was a challenging year for everyone. For my business, markets stopped, and teaching events were non-existent. That released me to become extremely creative in a weird way.
Video – Unwrapping eco-dyed silk parcels
Recently I have been eco-dyeing a lot of silk fabric. As with most hand-dyed fabric, you are never really sure what the result will be.
Going around and around in circles
For some inexplicable reason, I have become obsessed with circles during this pandemic isolation.
Early morning arrival in Cape Town
Cape Town Design Studio Tour
I was fortunate in having a friend to guide and drive me around Cape Town in search of local textiles. One inspiring stop was the factory for Carole Nevin Designs. Carole creates a range of wonderful hand printed or hand painted textiles.
Springtime fabric dyeing fun
We had another wonderful fabric dyeing workshop this past weekend. The weather was stunning and my lovely new friends, Louise, Gill and Sue, made beautiful pieces. We spent two days ice-dyeing and eco-dyeing. Day one …
Some hand dyed fabric from the Autumn workshop
Fun at the Autumn Fabric Dyeing Workshop
Autumn is a wonderful time to dye fabric. The temperatures are not too hot and not too cold. I particularly like eco-dyeing in the Autumn because the leaves are so plentiful as they fall from …
Ice dyeing fabric produces amazing colours...
Let’s try some Ice Dyeing
One of my favourite techniques is Ice Dyeing. You don’t need a lot of different materials to try Ice Dyeing, most are readily available. Glen and I always take a break to go to our …