Common Reed

Natural Dye Study – common reed is a blanket developed through a six-month natural dyeing course at Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft under the tutelage of Jenny Dean and Jacqui Symons.

The work explores colour using the dye common reed, with tones and shades achieved through modifiers and successive exhaust baths. This core palette is supplemented with complementary hues drawn from other dyes encountered during the course, building a layered surface of subtle variation and depth.

Common reed is a grass found in the wetlands across the UK.

100% lambswool, 130cm x 90cm