When President Macron of France offered to loan the Bayeux Tapestry to Britain it reminded me of the 19th century embroiderers of Leek, Staffordshire who embroidered a complete facsimile of the tapestry. Strictly speaking both the original and the copy are embroideries and not tapestries; coloured wools stitched onto linen.…
Living for Dyeing: Experimenting
I went to a girls’ grammar school where they thought it was appropriate to spend 4 years studying Latin but only about 6 weeks studying chemistry. Consequently, I don’t even know what the periodic table is – and it seems like a powerful gap in my knowledge (although luckily…
Living for Dyeing – Food Colours
I usually like to use natural materials for dyeing. I like the whole foraging process and the subtlety of colours you get. But recently I thought I would have a go at dyeing with food colouring . The good thing about food colouring is that you can use the…