So, I have combined two months together. The time has flown by this year and life outside Dorset Wool went a bit crazy…. Not least the amount of Science tutoring as young people prepared for exams. May and June 2021 – Weather Report May was cold, wet and horrible – enough said really. We even […]
Back in August, I submitted a proposal for a presentation at the first Biodyes Conference on Fermentation dyeing with Woad. It was a first in two ways, firstly, it was the first Biodyes conference and secondly, it was one of the first, if not first, scientific conferences to be held in a virtual world. I […]
I try to be as environmentally friendly as possible. The energy inputs are minimal, all packaging is paper-based and nothing leaves the village until it is sent to you. The sheep live in fields ½ a mile from my home, where the fleece is processed. They live on a grass-based diet, supplemented with local hay […]
Welcome! I am a textile artist based near Dorchester in Dorset. My main aim is to produce everything I make with as little impact on the environment as possible. I have been spinning yarn for over 40 years and dyeing fibre and yarn using natural home-grown plant dyes for over 10 years. Nothing travels more […]