Delicious dyes
More jar-dyeing. Showing off the delicious wet colors before they dry and fade. At top is silk organza, below is the lovely raw silk. The bright yellow is goldenrod.
Category: Making
Bundle dyeing with plant friends
I was pleased with my jar-dyed silk strips, but I could not resist bundling them up with some plant material to make some eco-prints. I should have done twice as many strips, so I...
Saffron loom
I broke down and bought myself a little loom with tensioning. I am just so reluctant to weave on the two looms I have because I can’t get or keep the warp threads tight...
Jar dyeing
I have to approach dyeing as casually as possible, or I don’t do it because it seems too overwhelming. The setup here was a collection of pint-size glass jars, some extracts and a bit...
A morning’s stitching
Two more “Tower” motifs made up for the solar cloth edges. An interesting pattern made with two two-inch squares and nine one-inch squares. Lots of opportunity for color play! It works really well to...
Fabric coil basket
I really enjoyed making this wee basket. All the materials were readily available around the house. I learned the technique from an online course taught by Ruth Woods (@craftschooloz on Instagram). I had a...
Solar cloth, resting
Among many things, Jude Hill taught me that a cloth could rest. So here’s my beautifully bordered Solar cloth, folded and resting. And a tiny nine patch made with the excess edges trimmed from...