Dye Garden Socials - Event #001 - Bawn/Rejean in conversation
May 15, 2023
I'm excited to share that I'm organising a monthly events programme over at my print studio and dye garden base at Sculpture House in Paisley.
Join us on the evening of the 24th May for our first Dye Garden Social where Bevan O’Daly (Bawn Textiles) and Siobhan McKenna (ReJean Denim) will share their thoughts on sustainability in Fashion & Textiles through the lens of their own inspiring local businesses.
The Sculpture House Dye Garden - May 2023
May 15, 2023
Dye Garden Socials
May 08, 2023
The start of my journey into working with Natural print pastes and dyes
March 29, 2022 1 Comment
Back in mid January of this year, I went down to London to take part in a two day introductory course into working with Natural Print Pastes and Dyes by the lovely team behind Ceres Studio.
Read onto find out how the course went and the joys of working with natural dyes.
Last Posting Dates for 2021
December 02, 2021
Studio Spring + friends Pop Up at Nicolls
October 08, 2021
For three days in October, we'll be hosting our very own pop up shop at Nicolls in the west-end of Glasgow. You'll be able to see and shop our most recent project with Love & Squalor in person as well as pick up some Laura Spring bargains - perfect for Christmas gifts! We've also invited three of our favourite makers to join us on different days - energyPLEASE!, Cecilia Stamp + Hilary Grant...
Studio Spring Pop Up at Bawn
September 07, 2021
This Saturday the 11th September, we'll be popping up at Bawn, an ethical textile atelier in the southside of Glasgow. From 10am to 6pm come and see our latest collection in real life - a collaboration with another Glasgow based business, Love & Squalor.
Q + A with fashion designer, Love & Squalor - our limited edition jacket + jumpsuit collaborator
September 02, 2021
The making of our Jackets + Jumpsuits with Love & Squalor
August 13, 2021
...I realised that the piles of remnant cloth from previous collections weren't a burden or waste waiting to be disposed of in some way, it was an opportunity to create something unique. The culture we all live in whereby we dispose of things too readily has to change and I need to be part of the solution, not the problem...even at the micro scale my business exists at...
Say hello to....StudioSpring!
August 12, 2021
Time for a new look, new name and new approach...
Responsive, curious and open to all the exciting possibilities that working with textiles brings, we can't wait to start this new chapter.
10 years - a time to reflect, refocus and refresh
July 12, 2021
Laura Spring is undergoing a transformation. Moving to a responsive and reflective practice that uses research and collaboration to create consciously crafted pieces and projects.
A a new approach that celebrates curiosity, respects resources and aims to bring joy through pattern, colour and texture....
Q + A with designer Emelie Cheng Pollard
June 13, 2021
We interviewed a very lovely old friend and wonderful designer, Emelie Cheng Pollard, who I met way back in 2001 on exchange to Parsons School of Design in New York, for one of our 2020 newsletters. We discuss how she ended up as a designer in Sweden, her work and what 2020 meant for her.