Projects
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Dyeing Yarn Naturally
My debut book, published 2023 by the Crowood Press.
A step-by-step guide to the process of dyeing yarn naturally from start to finish.
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South West Colour Library
A 2023 research project funded by South West England Fibreshed.
A open-source library of bio-regional colour across the South West.
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Three Acres of Colour
2023- ongoing
Ongoing work with artist Garry Fabian Miller on his ‘Three Acres of Colour’ project where a piece of his work is being reimagined in panels woven by Bristol Weaving Mills, using a bespoke Dartmoor yarn & dyes grown by a local farm. My role is to provide natural dye samples, colour tests and consulting regarding extracting of natural, local colour from plants.
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Future Fashion Landscapes
2024 - work in progress
“Fostering biodiversity through collaborations between farmers, designers, and processors of native and rare breed wool.”
A design-led project where designers are paired with wool producing farms in their region. In this project I am designing and making piece of knitwear made using rare breed wool and wild dyes from Tamarisk Farm in Dorset.
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BFTT/UAL x Grady & Robinson + Mulberry
2022
Project working with a research and development team at BFTT in the University of the Arts London, in collaboration with Grady & Robinson (now British Pasture Leather). The commission was to sample natural dyes on regenerative, traceable leather using plants grown in my garden in a low impact way.
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Aardman Animations
2021
A commission by Aardman Animations to produce a hand knitted ‘skin’ for a model computer game character using local wool. I worked closely with the chief model maker to create the bespoke piece to a tight deadline.