Today I stitched together a variety of fabrics and then dyed them with leaves, afterwards.
And I also sewed this, then dyed it with arbutus bark:
I like how the colour settles into the cracks of the stitching - I used white cotton thread.
Monday, November 14, 2011
Settling In
Over the weekend I made another nuno pre-felt and completed a bit of knitting, but mostly just slowed down, taking time to reflect.
Today I stitched together a variety of fabrics and then dyed them with leaves, afterwards.
And I also sewed this, then dyed it with arbutus bark:
I like how the colour settles into the cracks of the stitching - I used white cotton thread.
Today I stitched together a variety of fabrics and then dyed them with leaves, afterwards. And I also sewed this, then dyed it with arbutus bark:I like how the colour settles into the cracks of the stitching - I used white cotton thread.
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14 comments:
great idea to stitch the cloth together before dyeing. some great effects here.
Thanks, Deanna - there are so many ways of approaching things, aren't there?
ha. a ring
I will have to try an experiment like this the next time I am dyeing my pieces. Thank you, Mary Helen
Love the dyeing here. Mine didn't come out so evenly. I'm still working on it but you've definitely found the secret. Thanks for posting.
Deanna said it for me! These look fabulous!
Oh that's lovely...
Thank you everyone!
yes, just beautiful...a fall thing, quiet and strong
bj - quiet and strong - thank you, yes!
oh yvonne! these are wonderful! i love the stitched variety of fabrics...and the ring/moon/sun that manifested amongst the arbutus bark dye is simply luminous and beautiful!
Joe - thank you - I was fortunate the dye gods paid me a visit :)
After looking at this cloth again, I see a log cabin (quilt) design. How appropriate that is for this Fall season...sitting by the fire in a cabin in the woods.
bj - it does give a cosy feeling and thanks for noticing!
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