Blog — Ria Burns Knitwear

Naturally dyed local wool knitwear

New blog content coming soon in early 2025 - follow Ria’s dye garden and knit adventures on Instagram for the time being!

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

A textural trip to Tenby

A textural trip to Tenby

AR7007, InspirationRia Burns12 June 2018Inspiration, Texture, Lichen, ArchitectureComment

Double Jacquard with AYAB

Double Jacquard with AYAB

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

Natural Dyeing with Dandelions

Natural Dyeing with Dandelions

TD7014, Natural DyeingRia Burns16 May 2018Natural Dye, Foraging, DyeComment

More Modular Knitting

More Modular Knitting

TD7014, Natural DyeingRia Burns12 May 2018Comment

Lightfast Tests - testing natural dyes longevity

Lightfast Tests - testing natural dyes longevity

Natural Dyeing, TD7014Ria Burns8 May 2018Natural Dye, Slow Fashion, Sustainable Fashion, Sustainability, Colour, WoolComment

The beginnings of a natural dye garden...

The beginnings of a natural dye garden...

Natural DyeingRia Burns4 May 2018Natural Dye, Dye Garden, Slow Fashion Comment

Making an Organic Indigo Vat

Making an Organic Indigo Vat

TD7003, Natural DyeingRia Burns17 April 2018Indigo, Natural Dye, Slow FashionComment

Modular Hand Knitting

Modular Hand Knitting

Natural Dyeing, TD7014Ria Burns11 April 2018Natural Dye, KnittingComment

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

Hannah Ryggen - Woven Histories at Modern Art Oxford

Hannah Ryggen - Woven Histories at Modern Art Oxford

Inspiration, Natural Dyeing, TD7003Ria Burns19 February 2018Natural Dye, Inspiration, Textile Art, Gallery Visit Comment

Spin Expo

Spin Expo

ResearchRia Burns11 February 2018Trade Fair, Knitting, Yarn, Trends, Innovation, Knitting IndustryComment

Dyeing yarn with Avocado skins

Dyeing yarn with Avocado skins

Natural Dyeing, TD7003Ria Burns3 February 2018Natural Dye, Sustainability, Sustainable Fashion, Wool, Experiment, Dye, Food Waste, AvocadoComment

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