And today's snow dye crop - kind of like watching a pot of water, waiting for it to boil....
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Pinwheels and Pins and Needles
This contemporary boro block is basted ready for stitch. It's a mix of linens, cottons, silk and velvet. The light triangles are natural dyed, although alot of detail is lost in this photo.
And today's snow dye crop - kind of like watching a pot of water, waiting for it to boil....
And today's snow dye crop - kind of like watching a pot of water, waiting for it to boil....
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6 comments:
exciting results, Yvonne
Snow dyeing, what fun! Thanks for sharing.
Snow dyeing? what kind of dyes did you use, chemicals or plant material like India Flint? I just got some eucalyptus leaves from California and want to try them, have you done something with plant materials?
Hi Lesley - yes, I'm thrilled and have done a bunch more fabrics with snow in 3 different colourways - one is still melting but the others are also great.
Hi Laura - yes it is fabulous to walk out on the deck and scoop snow just like that to experiment with.
Hi Herm - I used Procion MX dyes, but I have done a fair bit of natural dyeing (not with snow) and have found a few eucalyptus trees locally which gave different colour depending on the species. I got a bit of orange but not like what India gets. Natural dyeing is so fun - I now look at plants in a whole new speculative way :)
I love the idea of doing a whole series of traditional quilt blocks in boro. And your latest dyeing results are to dye for!
Thanks, Penny!
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