Report by Maggie Brooks
Last Friday, 22nd November 2019, six of us met at Elangeni School, Amersham to introduce some practical textiles into the curriculum for year 5. This is the sixth year Marjorie has done this at the … Continue reading
Buckinghamshire Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers
Bucks WSD – Promoting and preserving craftsmanship in hand-weaving, spinning and dyeing in the Buckinghamshire area.
Project write-ups submitted by Guild members
Report by Maggie Brooks
Last Friday, 22nd November 2019, six of us met at Elangeni School, Amersham to introduce some practical textiles into the curriculum for year 5. This is the sixth year Marjorie has done this at the … Continue reading
Yvonne
One of the fun aspects of natural dyeing is taking one dye stuff and getting a range of colours from it. This is done by varying the mordant (that fixes the dye) and often the ph e.g. using acid/alkali … Continue reading