Interview with Jenny Dean
Jenny Dean is one of the country’s foremost natural dyers and has been researching and using natural dyes for about forty years.
She has written widely on the subject and her books include “The Craft of Natural Dyeing”, “Wild Colour”, “Colours from Nature” & “A Heritage of Colour”.
She was featured in a Radio 4 programme with Kaffe Fasset and her work has been the focus of many magazine articles.
Jenny has been involved in natural dyeing projects in Zambia and Uganda and has led workshops in Spain as well as at the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, Cambridge University Botanic Garden, Fishbourne Roman Palace and for the Royal Horticultural Society.
She has also tutored residential courses for the Guild of Weavers, Spinners & Dyers and for the Embroiderers’ Guild. Her dyed yarns are in collections at the Cambridge Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology and at the Royal Centre for Cultural Heritage in Brussels.
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a NEW site celebrating botanical colour
Welcome to this new site dedicated to the celebration of botanical colour, natural dyeing and the beautiful arts and crafts created using these ancient, sustainable techniques.
My name is Justine Aldersey-Williams. I'm a surface pattern and textile designer specialising in wild dyeing. During my recent MA studies, I realised that there didn't seem to be a central place online that galvanised and promoted plant-based textile dyeing, so I decided to create one!
This site is in its infancy but intends to feature artists and designers using organic dyes in their work, along with listing forthcoming events and resources. I already have a number of inspirational people lined up to interview in 2015, so do follow this blog using Bloglovin and join our Facebook group for discussions and suggestions.
