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a celebration of ethical textiles call for artists from the earth textiles hertfordshire india flint workshop jenny dean natural dyeing exhibition Mar 28, 2015

From the Earth Textiles are organising an exciting new event taking place next year.

"From the Earth is an event which is planned to take place in June 2016. Its aim is to promote ethical textile practices in the broadest sense, through the use of natural dyes and printing processes, natural fabrics and fibres, with particular reference to those produced in ethical ways, upcycling and incorporating other natural materials and ‘found’ items.

Currently, a month long exhibition is planned at the lovely PS Arts Centre, Datchworth, Herts. In addition to this, we are putting together a series of associated workshops by well known textile practitioners which will be held at nearby ArtVanGo in Knebworth."

The amazing Jenny Dean who featured in our first interview will open the exhibition and eco-print guru India Flint will be offering a workshop from 13th-17th June which is sure to book up fast.

From the Earth also have a Facebook page where...

Interview with Jenny Dean

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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.

Further...

call for artists!

A Celebration of Ethical Textiles

Interview with Jenny Dean

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