Tag: Living for Dyeing

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...

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...

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...

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,...

  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...