First historical mention of the Dyers Company
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During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries the Dyers continued to consider it their duty to...
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In 1881 the Dyers subscribed to a fund with which to buy a Great Bell...
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In 1908 the Dyers with the concurrence of the Society of Dyers and Colourists instituted a Research Medal to be awarded annually on the recommendation of that Society to the author of or the most substantial contributor to a paper published in that Society’s Journal. The paper had to embody the results of scientific research or technical investigation connected with tinctorial arts.
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The Dyers first Naval affiliation was with HMS Brilliant, a Type 22 frigate. She was commissioned in 1981 and served in the Falklands War in 1982, notably in the Battle of Seal Cove. The Dyers Company affiliation started in 1987, and in January 1991, Brilliant was deployed to the Persian Gulf as part of the Operation Granby Task Force, in the First Gulf War.
She was decommissioned from Royal Navy service in 1996.
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Following the decommissioning of HMS Brilliant The Dyers established an affiliation with a Type 23 Frigate, HMS Grafton. She was commissioned in 1997. In 2004 Grafton was deployed in the Persian Gulf. She was decommissioned from Royal Navy Service in 2006.
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The Dyers’ Company is lucky to have a continuing connection with its Craft, and many members of the Company today are still involved in, or closely connected with dyeing and its associated trades, although the function of a trade body for the Craft has largely been taken over by the Society of Dyers’ & Colourists in Bradford.
The current Prime Warden Professor Roger Warden is himself a Dyer. Roger joined the Scottish College of Textiles as a lecturer in colour science in 1974 and after the College merged with Heriot-Watt University became Head of the School of Textiles & Design of the University between 2003 - 2009.
He was a Trustee of the Society of Dyers & Colourists between 2009-12 and since 2009 has been Chairman of the Society’s Education, Qualifications and Accreditation Board. In 2006 he was awarded the Gold Medal of the Society for outstanding contributions to colour education and colour science. In 2007 he was awarded the Research Medal of the Worshipful Company of Dyers of the City of London. Between 2003 – 06 he was the President of AUTEX, the Association of Universities for Textiles, a consortium of European university textile departments that collaborate on research and teaching in textiles. In 2012 he was awarded a lifetime achievement award in textiles by AUTEX.
In addition to publishing research papers on colour science he has co-authored two textbooks: “The Chemistry of Colour Application” (2000) and “The Chemistry of Textile Fibres” (2nd ed. 2015) and is the sole author of “An Introduction to the Coloration of Textiles” (2018).
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2020
Like every organisation and across society, The Dyers have been affected by the global pandemic. Swan-Upping was cancelled for the first time since the Second World War and many dinners and functions have been held on-line or through virtual meet ups. Notably the 2020 Swan Dinner went ahead with a brilliantly orchestrated video meeting that included a recommended Swan Dinner Menu, toasts, songs and speeches, all from the comfort of The Court and Livery's home dining tables.
For the first time since the inception of The Dyers Company, Court Meetings were held via video conference. As ever, a good sense of humour and a strong bond of fellowship has prevailed.
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