Susan Kay-Williams : Mauve to Mumbai : 15 May 2017
The speaker at our May meeting, Dr Susan Kay-Williams, was no stranger to London Quilters - she had given a fascinating talk in October 2015, on the subject "Imperial Purple to Denim Blue" and returned to complete the story of colour in textiles over the last 150 years, highlighting developments in the production of synthetic dyes.
Susan's talk covered a wide range of developments and her description of the use of arsenic in clothing, the accidental discovery of the colour mauve by William Perkin, the naming of new colours after battles and the use of blue for workers' clothing was lively and highly informative.
With her kind permission, below are some of the photographs used in Susan's talk:
Susan's talk covered a wide range of developments and her description of the use of arsenic in clothing, the accidental discovery of the colour mauve by William Perkin, the naming of new colours after battles and the use of blue for workers' clothing was lively and highly informative.
With her kind permission, below are some of the photographs used in Susan's talk:
