Bengala Natural Mud Dyeing
I’ve been experimenting with the Bengala natural, sustainable mud dyes from Japan. These are used a lot by Saori studios around the world, such
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Dyeing
Imagining Textiles – The Art of Dyeing
For many weavers dyeing yarn requires a big leap of faith. Starting out without copious dye recipe books and sample cards to refer to most
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Thailand, Laos and the Textile Track – Dye
Natural dyeing in Laos is still very common. Although yarns are purchased from the markets with synthetic dyes, there is a still a demand for
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Ramping up my dye book
Dyeing is so relaxing and cathartic. It’s so easy and produces the most amazing colours normally not available anywhere. When the Online guild were running
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Weft Kasuri
I love ikat (Indonesia) or kasuri (Japan) or the process of winding and dyeing areas of the warp and or weft to create patterns. One
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Still being a back to front girl
I’m happy to say that the colours are appearing again and my Toika loom is warped, threaded and tied up ready for an 8 shaft
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Warp painting Australian landscapes
Painting a warp is much more than a mere ‘underpainting” or scaffolding for a cloth. As it becomes entwined in the weave, it forms the ground and
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Subtly ablaze
I just toned down my ‘Summer ablaze reds‘ weave with overdye. The original silk weave (see first photo) with the handpainted warp was really beautiful but I wanted
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