I'm afraid last night didn’t exactly go to plan. Despite hours of preparation, my Facebook livestream just refused to cooperate but don’t worry—I’ve got you covered! Today, I recorded much of what I’d planned to share and uploaded it to YouTube. In the video, I take...
Greetings from Clasheen! I’m delighted to announce that the Dirty Pot Club has officially opened its doors for new members! ???? This membership is a unique opportunity to deepen your eco printing skills and create stunning prints with clarity, confidence and creative community. The club is all about...
With everything going on around us, there’s something deeply comforting about connecting with nature and hands-on creativity. Eco printing in the dirty pot is a wonderfully grounding process that invites us to work with leaves, onion skins and bark—to create stunning, nature-inspired textiles. My final $10...
Get Ready for the Eco Printing Coaching Week—Here’s Your Preview! Are you ready to dive into eco printing with clarity, confidence and guidance? Whether you’re just starting out or already experimenting, my upcoming Coaching Week (9 to 18 November) covers everything that you need to help...
Calling new eco printers working in the dirty pot without traditional powdered mordents. Here's a tip for future reference! Often, older leaves or windfalls give much more intense colour when eco printing in the dirty pot. In this case, these are windfall Euca. cordata leaves and...
While I was in Australia one year ago I bought a gorgeous merino jumper (aka sweater) in a Red Cross shop in Sydney. It was printed in the dirty pot during the wonderful Geelong Textile & Fibre Forum using a selection of leaves from my...
My Aussie cousin has been visiting Clasheen and was totally amazed by how quickly my young eucalypts are growing. The trees behind us were planted in May 2018 as approx 9" plugs and provide a never ending source of eco printing leaves and bark for...
Can you eco print yarn in the dirty pot? Heck yeah!!! ???? For this skein of sustainably produced Irish wool, I used windfall eucalyptus leaves and bark (from different varieties) and rolled the bundle on a rusty metal pipe. It was processed as usual by submersion...
Calling all new eco printers - Are you wondering whether it's possible to gather and store leaves to use when access to fresh ones is limited? Click HERE or the image below for a short little video on the topic which you might find helpful! Click...
For one weekend only; the Dirty Pot Club is open to new members! Will you join me? Registration closes at 6pm BST on Monday 5th August. Click HERE or the images below for more info! ...