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Sally conjuring colours

Dyeing wool

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Sally at work in the roundhouse, dyeing wool.

Natural dyes

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Just one of the amazing colours that Sally produced during the course of the day. All from natural dyes.

Colourful wool

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The full range of colours.

Drop spinning

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Sally demonstrating drop spinning.

Festival of British Archaeology 2009

More photos from finished events... This time Sally demonstrating dyeing with natural dyes.

The orange comes from madder, the yellow from weld, blue from woad, and green is a mix of woad and weld.

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