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| Printed from fallen leaves found in a garden centre |
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| Includes eucalyptus and vine leaves |
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| Have completed another centimetre of weaving |
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| Cloth dyed with flowers from 60th birthday bouquet |
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| A permanent momento |
Mo Crow showed an image of a real leaf she had waxed on her blog http://itscrowtime.wordpress.com/ the other day so I have tried that as well, seems to have worked. Next year I am doing a piece called 'A Walk in the Woods'. If the leaves last they would look great.
And yes I have done a little weaving and an image for my next piece.
I have a way to go still.
Instead of throwing my birthday bouquet away when the flowers died I dyed a piece of cloth with them. This piece is about a metre by half a metre, dyed using wool which takes up the colours so beautifully. The close up is a more accurate view of the colour, it also has patches of green and blue in it. I am thrilled with this and it is such a lovely thing to be able to keep.
The only problem is that wool makes me itch so if I decide to stitch it this I could probably only complete a little at a time.
What a good idea for birthday flowers! It seems the weaving bug is going around :)
ReplyDeleteWeaving has been my main occupation but I seem to have had a bit of a block recently, well since I caught the dyeing and stitching bug I guess.
DeleteIsn't silk noil wonderful! Oh, your new weaving is very intriguing, can't wait to see more.
ReplyDeleteI have to confess to having a loving of both silk and cashmere, expensive tastes. Silk noil is my favourite and I am hoping to make a skirt from a length I have bought. To eco dye or not that is the question, do I risk it.
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Deletegorgeous results Debbie! The silk eco-dyeing might be a bit of a risk, but think of the uniqueness of the resulting skirt! I look at India Flint's clothing in her book, and lust and desire rise within me!
ReplyDeleteOh me too, I think I might take the risk, but knowing me it might be another year before I get round to it. On the other hand it is the season of mellow fruitfulness. Leaves seem to dye beautifully when they are themselves dying.
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of using your bouquet for dyeing making a "recuerdo" recording the memory as a keepsake named so well in Spanish
ReplyDeleteI love that there is a word for this that really relates to what it is.
DeleteOoh, I love this. I've been collecting leaves to print and paint with them, and I'd love to know how you've dyed the silk with them. I confess to not knowing much (or anything) about eco-dyeing!
ReplyDeleteHi, thanks for popping over to my blog. I am still quite new to eco dyeing so its all a bit trial and error. India Flint is the doyenne of eco dyeing. I also follow quite a few eco dyers blogs if you check my blog list. The above are where I get most of my info from and I was lucky enough to take part in a workshop with India.
ReplyDeleteBasically you place your plant materials on the cloth, roll up really tight and tie tightly with string or similar. Place in a pot of hot water which you can add plant material to if you want. Cook for a couple of hours turn off the heat and leave. Take the bundle out and leave for as long as you can then open and see what you've got.