05 Dec TOP tip when creating homemade tannin or natural dye baths!
Discover a simple but effective no-mess tip to help when preparing your own dye or tannin solutions! 😀 Click HERE or the image below to watch the video! ...
sustainable crafts Tag
27 Sep Wet felt vessel tutorial
Wet Felters, are you new to creating sculptural forms around a resist and looking for a comprehensive guide with clear instructions about how to felt a beautiful vessel? This long form video goes through all the necessary steps in real time to help you achieve...
20 Aug Eco printed yarn
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...
03 Aug Dirty Pot Club Registration is OPEN!
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! ...
16 Jul Vanda’s blog about pricing crafts
Thank you so much Vanda for referencing me in your wonderful blog post about pricing craft. Here is a link to her blog if you are interested in reading and you can click the image below if you'd like to watch my Youtube video she referenced...
25 Mar Eco printing on paper
Are you looking for a fun project to do with friends and family over the upcoming holiday period? Look no further than my free video tutorial sharing how to get started! Eco printing on paper provides hours of enjoyment and the results are fab Click HERE...
08 Feb Felting to eco print – when to stop?
If you would like to eco print your felt it's important to know when to stop the felting process and move on the the printing phase. This short video shares my top recommendation and explains why too! Click HERE or the image below to watch the...
06 Jan Naturally dye without powdered mordants LIVESTREAM!
Discover how to transform fabric, handmade felt and up-cycled 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 to...
08 Dec PRO tips on where to source garments for eco printing!
I'm often asked where I find the garments that I transform through the eco printing in the 'dirty pot' process. My latest short YouTube video shares my top choices that you may or may not have already thought about! Click HERE or the image below to...
02 Dec Transform felt scraps into beautiful beads!
Have you felt that you’re not happy with or off cuts from other projects? What do you do with it? One of my favourites ways to up-cycle it is to create felt beads in my washing machine while I am washing work clothes! There are...