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Tag: Living for Dyeing

link to Book Review – Tie and Dye

Book Review – Tie and Dye

Introduction Tie and Dye by Lizzie King Published by Pavilion  Who is it aimed at? Those with an interest in dyeing fabric!  Maybe you are starting out in your new home and wish to...

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Living for Dyeing – Consumer Pressure

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...

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link to Living for Dyeing: Colour from the kitchen

Living for Dyeing: Colour from the kitchen

Although there is a well-established and very sensible home-dyers rule that you don’t mix dyeing and food preparation equipment, that doesn’t mean you can’t get colour from the food in your...

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Living for Dyeing: Resistance!

Dyeing only a selected part of a textile can be tricky! Across the centuries people in many different cultures have found ways of preparing their threads or fabrics so that only part of it is dyed,...

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link to Living for Dyeing – Dyeing Heroes and Heroines

Living for Dyeing – Dyeing Heroes and Heroines

  This month I'm talking about the heroes and (usually) heroines of the dyeing world. First up is India Flint (@prophetofbloom) who strides the world with eco-dyed cloth streaming out behind...

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I'm Jamie Chalmers, aka Mr X Stitch, aka The Kingpin of Contemporary Embroidery, and I'm on a mission to change the way you think about embroidery.
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