Fungi / Mushroom Dyes I discovered that mushrooms produced dyes in 1989 and have been using the dyes ever since then.. They give an incredible range of rich colours including purples ,reds,oranges,yellows and all the shades in between. In Scotland we have very limited supplies but this makes the finding of the mushrooms all the more special !! The image shows c.semi sanguineous which gives red/orange colours. My adventure with fungi has taken me to the International Fungi & Fibre Symposiums in Europe,USA and Australia.

Talks & Demonstrations The dye fungi are not found in abundance so I am able to provide a talk & demonstration (the latter subject to having adequate supplies) If you are interested in discussing this with me you can use the contact enquiry email on this website.

Tapestry Weaving Workshops My aim is to enthuse and enable people to have a creative experience. I provide individual or small groups tuition. The workshops are as follows- Trishary Travel Loom- half day Beginner / Refresher Tapestry Weaving- one or two day Exploring Surface Texture- two day Designing your Weaving-tailored to individual Fungi Dye Talk/Demonstration- one day Flat Felts & Wiggly bits for beginners- tailored to group Talk "My Weaving and Fungi Dye Journey"

The next Beginner Refresher course will start in the Autumn. I offer drop in sessions for weavers either on a Monday or Saturday the dates are arranged in advance to suit. If you are interested please use the contact /enquiry email on this website

Trishary Travel Loom I designed the loom so that I could weave anywhere including long flights to Australia /USA. Trishary workshops usually take a half day and I have run workshops in the UK; Sweden; Denmark;Australia and the USA. On the Trishary you can make small weavings/samples approx size 9cm by 11 cm.( 3.5 by 4.5 ins) The Trishary is suitable for children and adult beginners learning to play with warp and weft. It is also very useful to textile artists:- weavers, spinners, knitters, embroiderers, dyers and felters as they can use the loom to create small weavings to incorporate into other textiles.

The Trishary loom is made in Scotland from environmentally resourced oak, and supplied ready for you to use or stain, paint or wax as you wish. An information sheet giving tips on how to use the loom is supplied with each order. The Trishary is unique and its shape makes it very comfortable to use from all angles! You will find the Trishary Loom in the Gallery and clicking on the image of it will enable you to buy one online.