We have all had our ups and downs this year ,  hopefully you have had more ups! Most of us are blessed with friends and family that can help. I hope at this festive season you can relax and be with people you love and who love you in return. I hope you have new and exciting things planned for 2017, though we all know that sometimes, it is all we can do to just to keep going . . .  One thing we all learn as we get older, don't put it off - do it now! Hang on in there.  Here's hoping we all have a brilliant Christmas and a healthy and happy  New Year . My love to all of you. Namaste X

  I just love the layers of colour you can get with disperse dyes/transfer paints. This will be my last proper post this year.  I am slowly getting my new house sorted on the w est c oast of County Clare , Ireland. It seems odd to write that sentence. 2 years ago I had only just started to think about the move - and now - here I am, gazing out to sea. It is so good when a plan comes together.    At the beginning of each session we look at what the group have done for homework. This is always great fun, haivng a catch up is very important.  I never cease to be amazed at the students creativity. Right, back to the teaching. . . I love transfer printing with disperse dyes. The dyes are made to colour synthetic fabric. In this session we used acetate satin, polyester satin and a suede like microfibre. I find it is a good idea to try a variety of fabrics including matt and and shiny. The dyes are painted onto copy/computer printer paper. Once dry they are ironed on