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GALLERIES

SPINNING NATURAL DYEING ECOPRINTING KNITTING
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SPINNING

hand spinninng

Icelandic sheep - gorgeous wool on the hoof

handspun grey icelandic wool

blending vibrant colours

handspun cable yarns

handspun boucle yarns

natural coloured Shetland fleeces

in the Shetland wool store

grey Shetland fleece

Shetland sheep - coloured wool on the hoof

rich moorit (brown) Shetland fleece

spinnning the moorit (brown) fleece

moorit (brown) shetland yarn

colour and texture inspired by nature

preparing wool by hand carding

drop spindle

blending the shades of nature

cashmere on the hoof

handspun yarns

Handspun Icelandic yarns spun for texture

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NATURAL DYEING

dyebath

Icelandic lupins

Icelandic wool dyed with lupin flowers

Sticta coronata (lichen) from New Zealand

Sticta dyebath

silk dyed with Sticta

wool dyes with Sticta

Yarn,fabric and fibre dyed in successive batches in the same Sticta dyebath, starting at the left

Indigo dye vat

Indigo dyed shibori silk scarf

Indigo dyed shibori linen jacket

Indigo dyed yarn

Indigo dyed shibori silk scarves

dyepots

New Zealand Romney wool dyed with (top) turtle beans, ferns and (bottom) avocado

nettles for dyeing

Icelandic yarn dyed with rhubarb root

Icelandis=c tog and thel yarns dyed with a range of Icelandic plants

Skein of yarn dyed with Madder root

Display of Icelandic dyed yarns

Solar dye jar with Icelandic lupins

silk fibre solar dyed with red cabbage and onion skins

samples of solar dyed yarn

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ECOPRINTING

Liquidambar leaves on paper

Geranium leaves on silk

Turkey Oak leaves on silk

Mixed leaves on paper

Sycamore leaves on silk

Acer leaves on paper (top) and linen

Embellishing ecoprint with hand stitching

Cotinus leaf on paper

Queen Anne's Lace on linen

mixed leaves on paper

miced leaves on vintage linen

Mixed leaves on paper

Mixed leaves on linen and cotton

mixed leaves on vintage linen

Rowan and rose leaves on cotton

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KNITTING

November Skies in progress

Can I help?

Oban yoke (tunic/dress)

Inspiration

designing

bunting

bunting

Hunafloi - cutting the steek

Hunafloi - zip and ribbon facing

Fair Isle bauble in progress

Secret Fair Isle yoke (cardigan)

Moebius cowl

fireside socks

mismatch (Scallafield designed by Hazel Tindall)

Morse code adaptation of Roadside by Sandra Manson

Lucy colourway (Shenstone hat by Felicity Ford)

pile of knits

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