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SUSTAINABLE NATURAL DYEING IN THAILAND

Sustainable Natural dyeing is such a topical expression of today but I never find that that description follows what I see happening in books and social media. For years I have been travelling to South East Asia to capture true “Sustainable Natural dyeing. Thailand is my favorite place. Last November during my “Colours of Thailand”Continue reading “SUSTAINABLE NATURAL DYEING IN THAILAND”

THE COLOURS OF THAILAND – Discovering the colours and fibers of Thailand tour – 19th Nov – 3nd of Dec 2026

This photo is of the 2025 group in Mann’s crafts garden studio where we became Art by posing for a photo inside a unique Indigo dyed Art paper frame. This has remained a unique memory of the trip. BOOKINGS APPLICATIONS WILL OPEN ON THE 1st of March at 8am UK time, if you have questionsContinue reading “THE COLOURS OF THAILAND – Discovering the colours and fibers of Thailand tour – 19th Nov – 3nd of Dec 2026”

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GROWING JAPANESE INDIGO IN THE NORTH OF EUROPE SHARING GROUP

Spring is not far and with it the farmers will start planting seeds and planning their dye plants spaces. As everyyear I will set up The Indigo Plot in the grounds of the Glasgow Botanics in Glasgow. This year is probably the last year I will grow there. Farming for dyes is time consuming andContinue reading “GROWING JAPANESE INDIGO IN THE NORTH OF EUROPE SHARING GROUP”

Botanical printing on paper 1

In this short video, I demonstrate how the shades obtained on my botanical prints are affected by the position of the ferrous sulphate in the bundle when steaming with a tannin blanket and a ferrous dip For this I am using the Chiangmai studio kindly lent by https://www.instagram.com/crafterming This method is part off my « BotanicalContinue reading “Botanical printing on paper 1”