Investing for the Future
Our latest dye vessel is not new, it is quite ancient, but it is perfect for dyeing silk. We…
Brian Frieze 1930 – 2022
Brian Frieze 1930 – 2022, husband of Carol. We all miss you. Our involvement with filament silk started when Carol…
Another Colourful Dispatch
Just completed another order for a good customer. It looked so pretty we just wanted to share this photo
Calibrating our Spectrograph
We are busy adding more dyes to our database. For each dye that we add, a set of samples needs…
Pearsall’s Illustrated Handbook for Knitting in Silks
I have met Judith Mansfield of Todmorden Books and managed to buy this book. My copy is an original, Third…
The North Country Fly
Rob Smith has been to visit and we had a very enjoyable chat that lasted for hours. Gradually I…
Silk for Tying Flies
We have been busy trying to understand the world of tying fishing flies. Absolutely fascinating and beautiful final…
100+ Shades!
We have now sorted out the 100 plus shades that we have in stock and are starting to add to…
Visit to West Yorkshire
Carol and Brian have been on another visit to West Yorkshire with a car stuffed full of silk and equipment.…