Features
A sample article from each issue is published here to illustrate the range of topics covered by The Journal for Weavers, Spinners & Dyers.
A Year’s Weaving – Learning to Weave on Home-Made Looms pdf
This is the story of my first year of weaving, mainly on home-made looms. I celebrated it with an exhibition of my work for friends, neighbours and members of the Guild.
Tyrian Treasure: A Surprise from the Archive
A small envelope of purple threads fell from the hinges of an upturned rusty trunk: I stared with some incredulity at handwriting in red ink claiming the envelope’s contents to be ‘Tyrian Purple, dyed with the bodies of shellfish found on the African coast'.
Wool fleece. To Wash or Not to Wash? That is the Question pdf
Whenever I am asked whether it is best to wash sheep’s fleece before spinning, or spin raw fleece ‘in the grease’, I always have the same answer.
Teaching in Tibet
I left on 18 July, flew into Chengdu in China for an overnight stay, then flew on up to Labrang (in Amdo, an area of Tibet just on the eastern edge of the Tibetan plateau)
The Dye Plant Garden
Gardening gloves ready? With a wealth of practical information, The Dye Plant Garden is the ideal place to start planning new adventures with natural dyes.