Somborne Shetlands
The Somborne flock of Shetland Sheep and herd of Shetland Cattle

book cover

Natural Dyes

by Judy Hardman and Sally Pinhey

'Natural Dyes' describes the use of plants that can be grown in the garden or collected from the countryside. It is lavishly illustrated with accurate and detailed botanical watercolours and samples of the colours the plants produce.

Judy Hardman has been spinning, weaving and dyeing yarns for over thirty years, using wool provided by her own flock of Shetland sheep. She regularly runs workshops and gives talks.

Sally Pinhey teaches botanical illustration at Kingston Maurward College, Dorset, and is an RHS medallist and illustrator of specialist horticultural books.

ISBN 978-1-84797-100-5. Published by the Crowood Press. Available at Amazon.co.uk, all good bookshops and from Judy Hardman at £15.50 including postage in the UK.

 

Dye Plant Notelets

Dye cards

A set of eight notelets, each showing a different plant which can be used for dyeing yarn. The reverse of each notelet shows the colours produced by the plant using different mordants.

Illustrations by Sally Pinhey, dyed samples by Judy Hardman

Priced at £5 per set of eight notelets including postage in the UK. Available from Judy Hardman

Dye cards

 

Some of our sheep

 
Somborne Hella
Somborne Hella - Fawn Gulmoget ewe
Cluniac Ozark
Cluniac Ozark - Black Yuglet ram