Roses in Winter

Roses aren't blooming outside, but inside is a different story... I used my stamp on these fabrics in the Mark Making course, yesterday.

We are also doing a variety of free motion sewing exercises and delved briefly into differences between patterns.

Spanish Dyes

I am pleased with today's purple, gold and brown dye result from using spanish onion skins. Once again the sharpest result is on the silk charmeuse. I noticed that if I manipulate the folds as I roll up the silk, it creates additional pattern by leaving areas devoid of colour. The heavier silk in the second photo shows the front and back, followed by a close up of the front - less distinct markings but soft, more subtle colour. And I'm continuing to stitch ...