Showing posts with label natural dyeing on wool. Show all posts
Showing posts with label natural dyeing on wool. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Pops of Colour

Fall is neutrals... With pops of colour.

I have a little more stitching left to do, here, but I have learned more about felting and wet felting in making this. It takes awhile to get the feel of new materials and I have plenty of ideas I want to explore.



And when I found some unidentified red leaves on the ground, I overdyed this wool with them and a few maple leaves:






Thursday, September 1, 2011

Dream Dyeing

I am in love with this and the wild thrill I feel about it has me dreaming of what it might grow into. It reminds me of the flicker feather I embroidered and all that symbolizes to me. Here is the other side:

These leaves had already dyed silk in a previous post and I've got them working on some more cashmere to see what happens next.


More exploration of symmetry on paper with a stamp I made in today's Pattern class.