Not a barbecue summer

It's official.  The Met Office admits to being over optimistic.

Still grey skies and monsoon rain, with the occasional 

tantalizing peek of sunshine.

Summer workshops for children have started at 

Walford Mill.   I am taking four dyeing sessions - the first

one last week using indigo.  The rain held off thank

goodness.   The children loved it - good old magic

indigo.  Today it's Procion dyes on t-shirts.   I have two

brothers who are moving up to pole wrapping and

stitched resist today.  They are serious dyers!

I was invited to teach Chichester Quilters.  Yesterday

 dawned dull and grey for the workshop. Early start to

drive to Chichester, and the skies lightened,  The

day became more colourful as the delightful students

got stuck into the dye pots.  Samples of stitched 

resists, binding and pole wrapping.  After lunch a

demo on folded techniques.

Towards the end of the day some samples were revealed.

Gorgeous,  I managed to lose, then find, my camera to

take a few shots.  I wish I had taken more.  

A small sample of techniques

Then there was the large sample.

This is going to be a fab scarve.

The swirl proved popular - fast, quick and no stitching. 

This piece was folded into quarters - what a result.

Begone grey skies.   Silk folded in half and 'swirled'.

Plus a beautiful little piece of pole wrapping.

(the white bits are stones holding the cloth down)