Ever since last summer’s research into solar dyes I have been pretty obsessed. This summer, I dove head first and used what I learnt to make more vibrant colours and tried so many new dye plants!

For years I have been dreaming of solar dyes that I have seen on pinterest. I love using natural dyes, but having a pot simmering in my warm house makes me avoid dyeing in the summer months.

Natural dyes have become a huge part of my practice, and have recently begun printing with mordants to achieve a level of pattern and intricacy on fabric. It never ceases to amaze me the level of richness in colour a can achieve from extracts, garden plants and food scraps!