we attended the Landscape Partnership launch event for Mourne Heritage Trust today. This was held in the beautiful surroundings of the Silent Valley , some 20 miles from us deep in the Mournes.
For the event we put on a demonstration:
Elaine: some 'live felting' and
John: 'dyeing wool with natural dyes'
It's not every day that begins with a traipse round the garden looking for Dandelion Root!
For the event we put on a demonstration:
Elaine: some 'live felting' and
John: 'dyeing wool with natural dyes'
It's not every day that begins with a traipse round the garden looking for Dandelion Root!
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| The Venue - Stunning! |
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| The Tors on Slieve Binnian |
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| raw materials - all from the garden or the kitchen! |
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| No... not soup! Onion skin and wool 'liquor' |
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| Beetroot and wool |
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| Result: dandelion root |
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| Result: beetroot |
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| Result: nettle |
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| Result: onion skin |
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| the dyer's table |
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| felt making area |
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| the beginnings of a butterfly |
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| felting in progress |
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| a lovely lily-like flower made by Elaine during the demonstration |
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| a serious hat, made yesterday |
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| Examples of Elaine's work |
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| Two different style pots |
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| Snapshot of the architecture - almost equal to the grandeur of the setting |
