Colour museum

September 12, 2013

Today we had a trip to the Society of Colourists and Dyers museum in Bradford.
They have exhibits of printed, fabrics, dyes, as well as cool looking dyeing things and machines that could easily be found in the Tardis.

Colour matching machine

Dials on the machine

Examples of the method of printing

Tools for making print blocks

Paisley print block

Colour sample book

Dye bottle

Examples of purple

Printed fabric

A fun afternoon and definitely worth a visit if you’re in the area.

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