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French Marigold – Tagetes Patula
French Marigold ‘Tangerine’ is easy to grow and quick to flower. Dye colour: yellow Position: Sun or shade Flowers: late spring – autumn Height: 30cm Sowing indoors – February to May Sow in pots or trays of moist compost and cover with a fine sprinkling of compost. Cover the tray with plastic wrap and aim
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COREOPSIS tinctoria
Also known as golden tickseed Dye colour: yellow / orange Position: Full sun Flowers: July – September Height: 30 – 60cm Sow Indoors Sow indoors in good seed compost about 1/2 inch deep, keeping soil moist at about 20 – 25 degrees C. Germination in about 15 – 20 days. When the seedlings appear –
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Dyer’s Chamomile – Anthemis tinctoria
Dye colour: yellow and buff Position: Sunny well drained soil Flowers: July – September Height: 30 – 50cm Sow indoors: Sow on surface of compost in trays in March – April at about 20 degrees C. Water gently – do not allow seeds to dry out. Germinates in about 2 weeks. When seedlings are large
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Safflower – Carthamus tinctorius
Also known as False saffron Dye colour: yellow / red Position: Likes sun or partial shade. Flowers: mid summer Height: 24 – 30” Sow indoors: Sow in small pots about 1/2 inch deep and cover with seed compost. Water carefully from below. Germination is about 14 – 21 days at temperature 15 – 21 degrees
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Calendula officinalis
Also called pot marigold – but not to be confused with French Marigold. Dye colour: yellows and greens. Position: Likes full sun or partial shade. Flowers: June – October. Height: 60cm/24” Sowing Indoors Sow in pots of moist seed compost & cover with a fine layer of compost. Keep in the light & the surface
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The AI Debate
the AI Debate settled at New Mills Festival Click here to fill in the baseline survey. Over the summer High Peak Community Arts’ youth programme has been grappling with one of the most divisive issues in the arts today – the use of generative AI to create writing, art, music and even choreography. So as
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Strings of Power entrances all!
On 11th August High Peak Community Arts presented their 12th annual youth show to entertain the whole family, and this year we partnered with Glossop’s newest venue – The Empire. The yearly project, Tall Tales, relaunched at Easter when the first ideas for the story began from a theme of ‘Undercover’. Nearly 100 young people have
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Sheep to Craft
This project ran for two years, with a slight overspill caused by covid! This year, once the sheep were sheared, the best of the fleece was sent to Griffiths Mill to be spun into Aran yarn. This has now been returned, and together with one / two skeins of chunky hand spun wool from last
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Derbyshire Makes Cats Competition
Film Cuts Club be getting involved with the Derbyshire Makes festival on the 15th and 16th April and we’re asking you to get involved by entering your own videos for our Derbyshire Makes Cats Competition. The winners will be announced at the festival, so make sure to submit your entry by the 29th March for