As soon as I saw this stained, oak leaf embroidered cloth, I thought 'why not dye it with leaves and bark from a Garry oak tree to give it new life?'
So I did...
The imprints are very pale - I've darkened this photo so you can see one. Like ghosts in the cloth, the essence of oak.
I unexpectedly got a lovely soft shade of pink along with the browns, creams and bits of green and gold. The strip of brown reminds me of a tree trunk and the shibori effect is where the ties touched the cloth. Unfortunately the photo does not do it justice.
So I did...
The imprints are very pale - I've darkened this photo so you can see one. Like ghosts in the cloth, the essence of oak.
I unexpectedly got a lovely soft shade of pink along with the browns, creams and bits of green and gold. The strip of brown reminds me of a tree trunk and the shibori effect is where the ties touched the cloth. Unfortunately the photo does not do it justice.
4 comments:
great idea and love the imprints. will you enhance the tree trunk with stitch?
the string prints look like the roots of the tree.
Thanks for your observation and thoughts - I agree those do look like roots! I'm not sure I'll add stitch as I have so much already on the go and I think this cloth contains the essence of the oak without going further. Unless it tells me different...
Just lovely, Yvonne.
Penny - Deanna's comment about the roots made me think of your amazing stitched tree piece. Thank you!
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