Ria Burns Portfolio
Publications
Dyeing Yarn Naturally - published 2023 by the Crowood Press
A step-by-step guide to the process of dyeing yarn naturally from start to finish.
South West Colour Library, 2023 - A research project funded by South West England Fibreshed
A open-source library of bio-regional colour across the South West.
Collaborations
Three Acres of Colour - 2023- ongoing
Ongoing work with artist Garry Fabian Miller on his ‘Three Acres of Colour’ project where a piece of his work is being reimagined in panels woven by Bristol Weaving Mills, using a bespoke Dartmoor yarn & dyes grown by a local farm. My role is to provide natural dye samples, colour tests and consulting regarding extracting of natural, local colour from plants. Recently documented on ‘A Dyeing Wish’ broadcasted on Radio 4.
Collborative dyeing at the Three Acres farm, Wiltshire, Summer 2024.
Initial dye samples using woad, madder and weld, 2023.
Further dye samples using Three Acres grown Woad, 2024.
Future Fashion Landscapes - 2024 - work in progress
A design-led project where designers are paired with wool producing farms in their region. In this project I am designing and making piece of knitwear made using rare breed wool and wild dyes from Tamarisk Farm in Dorset,
Exhibitions
Fashion on Earth at Bristol Cathedral, November 2024.
Knitted wrap scarf made with yarn and dyes sourced and processed within a 50 mile radius.
South West England Fibreshed group exhibition at New Brewery Arts, Cirencester, 2023.
Natural dye samples and plants contributed to the show alongside a selection of knitwear.
'The Feeling Wall’ - Threads, Arnolfini, Bristol, 2023.
Piece of freeform naturally dyed knitting exhibited at ‘The Feeling Wall’ an interactive area of the wider Threads exhibition at the Arnolfini.
naturally Dyed Local Wool Knitwear
Eponymous knitwear brand since 2018. Made using local regenerative wool and dyed with homegrown plants.
