On Friday I felted a very simple pair of arm/wrist warmers then dyed them at the weekend, without using traditional powdered mordants. I love wearing arm warmers inside when the weather gets cold as warm wrists mean that I don’t need to light the wool fired...
Discover how to transform fabric, handmade felt and upcycled clothing using foraged vegetation without having to use powdered chemicals to fix the colour! As an experienced eco printer working in the 'dirty pot', my usual process involves wrapping fabric with leaves, bark or onion skins...
Here are a selection of photos of my wonderful participants and their work taken recently at the Geelong Textile & Fibre Forum. The title of my class was ‘Felt to Print or Print to Felt”. Everybody felted, everybody eco printed in the ‘dirty pot’ and...
Over the past few days I’ve had a ton of emails from people who decided NOT to join my Eco Print & Wet Felt Club this time round. They were also very clear they wanted to learn more about Eco Printing in an environmentally mindful and...
As promised, I’ve opened up the 'Upcycle your Clothing in the 'Dirty Pot' online course for registration again to accommodate anyone who had issues signing up last weekend. It’s only going to be available for a very limited time, up until 11.59 PDT on Sunday 28th May so please...
Thanks so much for your interaction and enquiring minds following the free training last Monday and registration opening for the Upcycle your Clothing in the 'Dirty Pot' course. I've recorded and uploaded a short little video to YouTube this afternoon answering some of your follow...
Calling all wet felters and eco printers interested in working in an environmentally mindful and health-conscious way! I've opened up my new Upcycle your Clothing in the 'Dirty Pot' online course for a limited time only. Registration closes at 11.59pm PDT on Sunday 21st May...
Have you registered for my FREE workshop ‘Up-Cycle Your Clothing in the ‘Dirty Pot’’ which is taking place this evening at 6pm BST? During the livestream, I will cut through information overload so that not only will you learn the foundations of eco printing in...
Last night I facilitated a live-stream on YouTube where I answered some of the most common questions less experienced eco printers have, particularly those who are interested in working without traditional powdered mordants. Click here to watch a recording of the session. If you like what you see...
Join me online in just under one hour for my final FREE workshop of 2022, Colouring Textiles with Eucalyptus in the 'Dirty Pot'. Please make sure to have your pens, paper and questions ready then either click HERE or the image below to access the...