Threads of Memory - Blog

Jun 7, 20222 min read

Tuesday 10th May 2022

Last weekend I made my second trip to Ditchling to look at Adjective dyes. These are dyes require the use of a mordant in order for the...

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Monday 18th April 2022

Last week I went to Ditchling Museum for my first class with Jenny Dean. It was a long journey but worth it when I got there. The weather...

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Friday 1st April 2022

I am absolutely delighted to have been accepted on a natural dyeing course run by expert dyer Jenny Dean at Ditchling Museum of Art and...

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Feb 12, 20223 min read

12th February 2022

When lockdown began in March 2020 the daffodils were blooming. It was an unusually warm spring day and the garden was coming back to life...

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Wednesday 3rd March 2021

When I was furloughed at the beginning of January, I wasn’t looking forward to the endless days and the feelings of listlessness that...

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Monday 26th October 2020

Over the last few months I have spent time re-thinking my Hollyhock project. Previous drawing, stitching and printing of the flower and...

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Monday 20th April 2020

Increasingly I am enjoying the slow, contemplative rhythm of hand embroidery so it is not surprising then that I have spent time...

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Monday 6th April 2020

My creative practice is underpinned by the concept of trace - the idea that remnants, marks or imprints become a record of experience and...

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Thursday 26th March 2020

Ten years ago, in search of a perfect cottage garden I purchased a packet of Hollyhock seeds from our local garden centre. I potted up...

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Judith Isaac-Lewis