Posted On: October 14th 2026, 06:44 pm
Wonderful day on Monday presenting our prototype storage enclosure for the amazing Three Acres of Colour project for
@garryfabianmiller at Juliet Bailey’s very inspiring Bristol weaving studio
@dashandmiller @bristol_weaving . For
@tabbygibbs_conservation who made the enclosure and hanging mechanism,
@ania_m_golebiowska who came because of her natural dye experience and myself (driver) it was a truly fabulous, collaborative day, worthy of several posts (my posting mojo might be back).
We had the opportunity to meet some of the project’s key players including
@riagrowsdyes who has done done all the natural dyeing and Juliet and her wonderful team who have woven all the pieces completed so far - and to spend some more time with current hero Garry, looking resplendent in a fabulous shade of green. (Previous post about our last encounter temporarily pinned)
Still to meet are Sarah Griffin who is growing and harvesting the crops on her Valley of Pewsey farm, the owners of the Dartmoor flock of sheep and the Cornwall spinners The Natural Fibre Company. What a collaboration!
It was a wonderful opportunity for Garry and Ria to see six of the nine woad woven squares in their subtly changing shades laid out together for the very first time. A similar number of the weld squares are also now complete with the madder shades due to follow along soon.
Such an honour to be involved in a small way with this amazing project to ensure suitable inert conservation storage and integral simple hanging mechanisms for all 27 pieces.
#preventiveconservation
#textilconservation #naturaldye #weaving