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Kumihimo Braiding
Yarn Dyeing
Yarn Spinning
TALKS
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My Textile Life
"From ‘Dyeing in a Plastic Bag’ to weaving exquisite textiles, Helen’s life has always been full of colour."
I studied textiles in the early sixties at teacher training college and taught for many years finally as head of Textiles at Treloar College in Alton.
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Through the eighties patchwork was the thing and this was when I began exploring dyeing my own fabrics.
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Always having a love of colour this gave me the opportunity to produce unique wall hangings.
In 2000, having finally retired from teaching in schools, I opened my studio in Grayshott and began writing my first book. ‘Dyeing in Plastic Bags’
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Other books soon followed and, because of their popularity, I travelled to Europe and America as well as all over the UK teaching and lecturing.
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In about 2007 having visited my son in Australia I was led, rather reluctantly I have to say, into the wonderful world of spinning and weaving.
Wow! I couldn’t believe how much I loved weaving, it was as though at last I had found my medium. After a few years trying to fit in my new passion around teaching and talks I Decided to give everything up and just stay in my studio and weave - what joy!
I have now returned to some teaching, which I love and eventually missed. I just enjoy sharing my passion and hopefully inspiring other people to follow their own rainbows.