Home Grown
From soil to soil, a circular story.
The first time we grew the plants we dyed with, their value became clear - not just as colour, but as living material shaped by soil, season and care.
Each dye carries the story of where it is from - the land in which it grew.
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The first time we grew the plants we dyed with, their value became clear - not just as colour, but as living material shaped by soil, season and care.
Each dye carries the story of where it is from - the land in which it grew.
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Working in this way allows colour to hold meaning, connecting material to place, and bringing depth to site-specific projects and tailored cloths.
Dye plants are grown across allotments, gardens and borrowed land - including woad, weld, madder, dyer’s coreopsis, Hopi black sunflowers, buckthorn and dyer’s chamomile.
From seed to root to shoot, materials are cultivated, gathered and nurtured over time.
Some move into workshops, projects and artworks. Others remain - part of an ongoing process of growing, testing and understanding.
Where possible, projects can begin at the point of growth, with dye plants cultivated in response to colour, place and seasonal timelines.