In the beautiful historic town of Fowey, Cornwall, UK, Vivien’s garden studio, with views over the harbour is a riot of colourful textured hand dyed, new and salvaged natural materials. Japanese kimono silks, hand woven hemp, linens, velvets, cashmere, magical blues of natural indigo, subtle shades of cochineal, madder and other natural, sustainable dyes.
For twenty-five years her passion and commitment to textiles as a full time self employed dyer, embroiderer, freelance tutor, lecturer and writer has taken her all over the world. Sourcing unusual hand woven, embroidered, natural fabrics and traditional dyeing techniques from India, Thailand, New Zealand, Western Samoa and Japan.
Vivien’s love of colour is inherent.
Cloth and stitch are a natural way for her to express her personality. Shibori, (the inventive art of Japanese shaped resist dyeing) indigo and natural dyes are contemporary techniques of our time, but she always delves further to discover through traditional and cultural references, a wider vocabulary to use in her work.
Image Neap Tide. It is pin tucked cotton organza, indigo dyed with gold-leaf. 2.8m x 1.14m.
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For twenty-five years her passion and commitment to textiles as a full time self employed dyer, embroiderer, freelance tutor, lecturer and writer has taken her all over the world. Sourcing unusual hand woven, embroidered, natural fabrics and traditional dyeing techniques from India, Thailand, New Zealand, Western Samoa and Japan.
Vivien’s love of colour is inherent.
Cloth and stitch are a natural way for her to express her personality. Shibori, (the inventive art of Japanese shaped resist dyeing) indigo and natural dyes are contemporary techniques of our time, but she always delves further to discover through traditional and cultural references, a wider vocabulary to use in her work.
Image Neap Tide. It is pin tucked cotton organza, indigo dyed with gold-leaf. 2.8m x 1.14m.