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    Violet Shirran

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    Making Black ink with Oak Galls.
    Violet Shirran
    • Sep 10, 2020
    • 2 min

    Making Black ink with Oak Galls.

    Making your own black ink is simple and cheap.
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    Creating during Covid lockdown
    Violet Shirran
    • Aug 9, 2020
    • 2 min

    Creating during Covid lockdown

    In March of 2020 the world changed dramatically for everyone in Europe. Here in Ireland the schools closed as did every business and work...
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    It's spring, Lets dye a scarf with daffodils!
    Violet Shirran
    • Mar 11, 2019
    • 3 min

    It's spring, Lets dye a scarf with daffodils!

    Its spring, we have lots of daffodils about.. You've bought some while you did your shopping or your lucky enough to have some in your ga...
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    Natural Dyeing with plants
    Violet Shirran
    • Mar 2, 2019
    • 3 min

    Natural Dyeing with plants

    It's hard to believe that its just over a year since I started dyeing with natural dyes! It feels like something I've always done. If you...
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    Why I started Natural Dyeing..
    Violet Shirran
    • Jun 15, 2018
    • 2 min

    Why I started Natural Dyeing..

    #myrepairproject started earlier this year , when I acknowledged the effect which my work as a Textile Artist was having on the Environme...
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