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Naturally dyed local wool knitwear

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Posts in Knitting

Covid-19 Update: Finding Community and Comfort in Craft

Covid-19 Update: Finding Community and Comfort in Craft

KnittingRia Burns3 April 2020Covid-19, Natural Dye, Knitting, Yarn Dyeing, Workshop, LearningComment

A Bespoke, Modular Machine Knitted, Naturally Dyed Tunic!

A Bespoke, Modular Machine Knitted, Naturally Dyed Tunic!

Knitting, CommissionsRia Burns22 January 2020Modular Knitting, Machine Knitting, Natural Dye, British Wool, Slow Fashion Comment

Fashion Show at Fresh Air Sculpture 2019

Fashion Show at Fresh Air Sculpture 2019

Knitting, Fashion ShowRia Burns21 June 2019Sustainable Fashion, Fashion Show, Natural Dye, Fernhill Farm, Local Wool Comment

Machine Knitting with Somerset Art Works at Bovey Tracey Craft Festival 2019

Machine Knitting with Somerset Art Works at Bovey Tracey Craft Festival 2019

KnittingRia Burns10 June 2019Machine Knitting, Demonstration, Craft Festival, Events, Slow FashionComment

My new Local Wool yarn is finally here!

My new Local Wool yarn is finally here!

Wool, KnittingRia Burns11 May 2019Fernhill Farm, Yarn, Knitting, Machine Knitting, Slow Fashion, Supply Chain, MaterialsComment

Lots of wool...

Lots of wool...

KnittingRia Burns27 October 2018knitting, Machine Knitting, Crowdfunding, British WoolComment

I'm Crowdfunding!

I'm Crowdfunding!

Knitting, Natural DyeingRia Burns24 September 2018Natural Dye, Dye Garden, Crowdfunding, Sustainable Fashion, Slow FashionComment

Industrial Knitting with British Wool Yarn

Industrial Knitting with British Wool Yarn

AR7007, Knitting, ResearchRia Burns19 July 2018Knitting, Fine Gauge Knitting, British Wool, DubiedComment

Modular Machine Knitting

Modular Machine Knitting

AR7007, KnittingRia Burns8 July 2018Machine Knitting, Modular Knitting, Colour, Design Development, Experiment, LearningComment

Yarn Twisting with Naturally Dyed Yarns

Yarn Twisting with Naturally Dyed Yarns

AR7007, KnittingRia Burns22 June 2018Yarn, Knitting, Slow Fashion, Sustainable Fashion, Natural Dye Comments

Colour Matrix

Colour Matrix

Knitting, AR7007Ria Burns19 June 2018Knitting, AYAB, All Yarns Are Beautiful, Experiment, ColourComment

Self-Critiquing...

Self-Critiquing...

Knitting, AR7007Ria Burns14 June 2018Knitting, Machine Knitting, Natural Dye, Ideas, Design DevelopmentComment

Double Jacquard with AYAB

Double Jacquard with AYAB

TD7014, KnittingRia Burns23 May 2018Knitting, AYAB, All Yarns Are Beautiful, Machine Knitting, Experiment, Design DevelopmentComment

Third Time Lucky Knitting a Sweater to Size...

Third Time Lucky Knitting a Sweater to Size...

Knitting, TD7014Ria Burns9 April 2018Knitting, Natural Dye, British Wool, Slow Fashion, Sustainable Fashion, Design Development, All Yarns Are Beautiful, AYABComment

Dyeing Chunky Yarn with Natural Dyes

Dyeing Chunky Yarn with Natural Dyes

Knitting, TD7014Ria Burns25 March 2018Natural Dye, British Wool, Colour, YarnComment

Matisse's Pink Studio - a knitted homage

Matisse's Pink Studio - a knitted homage

TD7003, Knitting, InspirationRia Burns10 March 2018Machine Knitting, Slow Fashion, Natural Dye, Art, Ideas, Design DevelopmentComment

Collage to Stitch using AYAB and Photoshop

Collage to Stitch using AYAB and Photoshop

Knitting, TD7014Ria Burns3 March 2018AYAB, Arduino, All Yarns Are Beautiful, Knitting, Experiment, Textiles, British Wool, Brutalism, IslayComment

Fine Gauge Knitting - learning to use a Dubied

Fine Gauge Knitting - learning to use a Dubied

Knitting, TD7003Ria Burns28 February 2018knitting, Machine Knitting, Dubied, Fine Gauge Knitting, Learning, ExperimentComment

Unravel - A Festival of Knitting

Unravel - A Festival of Knitting

Research, Knitting, TD7014Ria Burns21 February 2018Knitting, Yarn, Trade Fair, Textile Industry, Textiles, Sustainability, British Wool, Wool, Natural Dye Comment

Knitting Machine Hacking with AYAB

Knitting Machine Hacking with AYAB

KnittingRia Burns1 February 2018Knitting, Experiment, AYAB, Arduino, All Yarns Are Beautiful, Sustainable Fashion, Slow Fashion, Textiles, Design Development Comment