Much of the late summer was taken up with completing my MA Research essay, which was about the way in which weaving terms have influenced our language. I really enjoyed the reading and the research, which took me into lots of new areas, but it is also good to come back to printing and textiles.

I have found that rust printing works best on very absorbent fabrics (rather than paper) so have been working on a piece of Yorkshire wool flannel which I bought from Whaleys in Bradford. It is such a pleasure to handle it.