Join me online on August 19th for Day 2 of HobbyScool's upcoming Back to Creativity Summit and discover my favourite way to eco print linen, cotton and other cellulose fabrics in the dirty pot! You'll have FREE access to my presentation for 24 hours so...
Home grown eucalyptus leaves from Clasheen provide the colour on these lightly quilted woollen Elm Leaves. Although designed as blankets, the leaves that I made during pattern testing make the most amazing seat pads outside on cold winter days. The old woollen blanket that I...
There’s a beautiful Asian feel to this linen table runner that Liga printed at Clasheen as part of Nurture during August 2021. Eco printing without traditional powdered mordants is a fascinating process, some plants print beautifully and are totally wash fast while others give absolutely...
Marion at Beautiful Silks truly supplies beautiful and ethically sourced materials for textile artists, novice and experienced alike. This particular one is an organza silk mesh with cotton bobbles and was part of my purchase from Marion at Geelong Textile and Fibre Forum last time I...
Pictures can bring you right back to a very special moment, can't they? Years ago while visiting my late mother at her apartment in Shankhill, I couldn’t resist the opportunity of snapping this nuno felt scarf at large in the flower border. The colours compliment...
One of my favourite fabrics to work with is wool and it’s difficult to beat the drama of simple onion skins when it comes to reliable prints! I’ve a selection of comfortable, feather filled cushions on various chairs and couches at Clasheen, the covers are...
I love how beautifully onion skins release their colour on protein based fabrics when eco printing in the dirty pot without traditional powered mordants. This does not mean that this 12.5 momme silk satin scarf isn’t washable or colourfast, it is. The colours achieved have a...
I'm delighted to announce that bookings are now open for my Eco Printing Retreat in Mulranny, Co. Mayo, from 14th–21st June 2027.Join me on Ireland's stunning Wild Atlantic Way for a week of eco printing, creativity, inspiration and connection with like-minded people. We'll be based...
It’s endlessly fascinating how sustained temperature and length of processing time affects the final colours achieved when printing with eucalypts. Both the varieties I’ve used here (nichollii and gunni ‘Azura’) print hot red usually but with less processing and intermittent heat the reds are less...
Don’t the white linen fibres create a really interesting effect on the surface of this felt bag with integrated shoulder strap and flap? Eco printed using eucalyptus leaves from the trees outside the garden studio at Clasheen this effect is possible when working without traditional...