dyeing, spinning, knitting, weaving
traditional eriskay fisherman's jumper, pattern and wool from meg rogers at Birlinn Yarn Company
naturally dyed weaving sample
landscape scene, naturally dyed wool
intarsia sample
learning to process and dye with indigo from pagi motley dyers at tian taru studio, Bali Indonesia
large hand woven piece on wooden frame
weaving work in progress
fairisle knitting, Móinéar pattern by Ailbíona McLochlainn
weaving work in progress
madder dyed square sample with line of wool picked from a heather bush on Harris
scan of diamond gusset for traditional fisherman's jumper
quilt progress made from reclaimed linen and wool
arran jumper in shetland wool from ardalanish isle of mull weavers
carding Southdown fleece
hand punched rug with wool
'a fox is digging in the warm form where a hare has laid' large woven piece with hand dyed wool
wool dyed with foraged materials
wool dyed with aronia berries
winter sky
carded and spun Southdown and Hebridean fleece
natural dye samples
silk dyed with weld and walnut
learning about sheep shearing in the North Island of Aotearoa
sketchbook dye samples
dye stuff drying on sacks, Kenana, Kenya
washing fleece before processing
learning to process and dye with indigo from pagi motley dyers at tian taru studio, Bali Indonesia
wool blanket embroidered with words from my grandmother's memoirs, in metal welded frame
scan of sock in progress
woven and embroidered piece in metal welded frame
mordanting silk
scan of jumper, blue faced Leicester wool
samples of hand spun southdown and hebridean fleece
naturally dyed silk and muslin drying on the line
swan vest, own design
moorit wool from ardalanish isle of mull weavers
dyeing in vats outdoors, Kenana, Kenya
blue faced Leicester wool dyed with red cabbage, onion skins, aronia berries
learning batik technique, work in progress, Bali Indonesia