now is the winter made gloriously colourful

from the drying lines in the workroom

to one in the hotel bathroom

yesterday i had another big day
and magical colours were produced
in spite of it's being midwinter here

proving that
it is indeed possible to coax brilliance from leaves
without using toxic adjunct mordants
at any time of year [mind you, scrabbling under snow to collect them could put a dampener on things]

the Amazing Marion at Beautiful Silks
has had a new cloth woven
Broadcloth...in a blend of silk and wool.
a bit sturdier to hand than the pure silk
[also warmer] and takes colour very well indeed
as the wool element simply sucks it up
[it's the sample on the right in the blurry bathroom shot]
...get it while you can...i can't find it on the website yet
but if you drop her a line
marion[at]beautifulsilks[dot]com
i'm sure she'll help you!

more detailed images of participants work [from yesterday's class] follow below