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Sudbury, Suffolk, United Kingdom
I am a textile artist living on the Suffolk Essex border. I am a member of the Out of the Fold Textile Group and East Anglian Stitched Textiles (EAST) I am the Principal Tutor for Creative Stitch which offers courses in Creative Patchwork and Quilting and Creative Stitch Textiles. I teach each year at the Knitting & Stitching Shows and Festival of Quilts. I also offer workshops and talks to groups throughout the UK in person and via zoom. I am also a member of the QGBI and the specialist Contemporary Quilt Group and STARS (formerly Suffolk West Embroiderers Guild)

Friday 23 September 2022

I do love a dyeing day............

 

Natural dyes work well on wool and silk but for really vibrant colours acid dyes work really well. Quick too with only 5 minutes in the microwave!

Lots of wool fabrics including old blankets 'rescued' from my mother's airing cupboard and still smelling of mothball, dyed to give a good range of colours.

Some silks too as acid dyes work well on all protein fabrics (but not cotton or other cellulose fabrics)

These will be used to create work for my forthcoming 'Wool - Cotton - Silk' exhibition at Snape Maltings from 21st - 26th October 2022





https://brittenpearsarts.org/visit-us/snape-maltings/art-exhibitions/mary-mcintosh


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