APPS

Tools grown from practice

Some studio processes need more than notes on paper. The Crafty Place apps grew from repeated experiments, material research and the need to keep recipes, tests and observations connected over time.

NATURAL COLOUR

Bagra

A working companion for natural dyeing, eco print and plant-based colour.

Bagra brings together dye plants, materials, mordants, recipes, fabric preparation, tests and practical notes in one place. It is designed for makers who want to document what they do, compare results and build knowledge over time.

Plant library

Dyeing and eco-print records

Recipes and material notes

Fabric preparation and mordanting

Tests, combinations and observations

Reference information for natural colour

Developed from ongoing natural colour research at Crafty Place.

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CERAMICS

Glina

A ceramic studio tool currently in development.

Glina is being developed around the practical rhythm of ceramic work — pieces in progress, materials, recipes, tests, firing profiles and studio notes. It is a working tool rather than a finished product, shaped through use in the studio and refined as the workflow becomes clearer.

Pieces and stages

Glaze and material recipes

Tests and observations

Firing profiles

Material library

Alternative firing notes

Status: in development

Why these tools exist

They began as personal studio tools. When experiments accumulate, notes become difficult to search, compare and reuse. These apps are a way of keeping material knowledge close to the work itself — practical, searchable and connected to process.

Built from practice

Made around real studio workflows

Designed for material-based practices

Built to support testing and repetition

Focused on documentation rather than distraction

Able to evolve through continued use

Access

Bagra is being prepared for wider use. Glina is still in active development and currently remains a studio tool. Information about access, purchase and installation will be added when each app is ready.

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