My latest Dying results
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| This was a shibori experiment. I folded the cotton and wrapped it tightly with elastic bands and then dripped dye over it in different colours and left it in a container of colour. |
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| These two pieces are again, using the print paste, attempting to create a 'whole cloth' scene. Since I was at the cottage I was inspired to create a red canoe. I think, with a lot of thread embellishment, the top one has promise. These were both dryed flat, and I will wash them in the synthrapol and see what happens. |
These two pieces were the result of trying to 'paint' with the dye. I added print paste to the dye colours and used a brush to apply the colours. These are 'vessels'. For the most part I was successful at controlling the flow of the dye which I was happy with. However, when the 2nd one was hung to dry, even after serious rinsing, the dye continued to bleed which is disappointing. Another lesson learnt, dry flat!
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| This is the latest painting I did, and was quite happy with my control over the dyes. I was careful to dye it flat. I was very happy with the brilliant colours that you can see here (when it was still wet). It is now dry and the colours have really faded. I would love to know why and how to prevent this from happening. Your thoughts are welcome. This piece is another reoccuring theme for me, 'we are all connected'. |
