Colour museum

Author Ange Sewell

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.

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Colour matching machine

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Dials on the machine

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Examples of the method of printing

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Tools for making print blocks

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Paisley print block

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Colour sample book

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Dye bottle

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Examples of purple

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Printed fabric

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