Ruth Singer

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  • Pleated dress and hat decorations

    Pleated dress and hat decorations

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    In my research into manipulated fabrics, I have often come across trimmings created using pleated or gathered ribbon, most often on hats, although sometimes on garments too. 18th century dress trimmings are usually made from self-fabric (strips of the same fabric the garment is made from) rather than ribbons.  Box pleating is common, as are…

  • Postcard from Chateau Dumas 2

    Postcard from Chateau Dumas 2

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    I had a wonderful week teaching at Chateau Dumas. The place really speaks for itself. A beautiful and magical place. With a chateau chat. Perfect!     Chateau Dumas Postcard 1 – Dye workshops More postcards to come: the gardens, the brocante and more on the workshops.  

  • Postcard from Chateau Dumas 1

    Postcard from Chateau Dumas 1

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    I’m not long back from a glorious week teaching at Chateau Dumas. It is as wonderful as it looks. I’ve never had such a luxurious teaching experience! The Art of Textiles course covered masses of creative techniques over the course of 6 days and we started with my experimental and freestyle approach to natural dyes.…