by Anne Smithies | Feb 23, 2014 | Dyeing, Gallery, Homepage
What do you get when you take an ecru yarn, dyes, water, heat, a bit of time, the internet and a crochet hook? Well… I took two of these: Added them to a dye bath and then dried the coloured yarn… overnight…. Then I searched the internet to find a...
by Anne Smithies | Feb 13, 2014 | Dyeing, Gallery
A ‘Promise Present’ was given as a Christmas present to my younger son. We were so caught up with negotiating a complete overhaul in our bathroom (including replacing a rotten floor) as well as hosting numerous workshops at the Chapel Gallery, I...
by Anne Smithies | Feb 2, 2014 | Dyeing, Gallery, Homepage, Reflections
I need colour. Bright, breezy, uplifting, zingy colour. I have been playing with acid milling dyes. Changing ecru yarn into vivid leafy green gorgeousness. I struggle with what type of artist I am. I always have. I’ve envied people who KNOW exactly who they...
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