Author Archives: kayswancutt

Look what a very generous person gave me yesterday. How exciting is that.

What the sun and a few birch leaves will do together

What a lovely sunny yellow from dyeing with dead Buddlia flower heads.

Beautiful blue flowers arrived on my flax this morning

The flax I am growing is coming along well waiting for the blue flowers to arrive. My dye plants madder and weld are looking very strong and there are lots of seeds on the woad for self seeding.

hand spun, indigo, magic

Indigo at last. Jean waiting for a piece to oxidise.

Beautiful patterning on the wall surface in the chapel where our exhibition is installed

Caroline,Jean, Marilyn and Kay will be in the exhibition at Coventry Cathedral on Thursday 10th May. Come and see us if you are around.

Working some more on my little sample started in the workshop. I am trying techniques I haven’t used before and lots of colour I am not used to.