Following a very successful show at Parkside Hall this weekend, I am am back in the Chemistry Lab creating new Eco Printed scarves.
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Category Archives: Dyeing
Creative Inspiration
My new work-shirts – bring on the creative vibes.
Logwood and Eco Dyed Shirt
Logwood and Eco Dyed Shirt
Pale Logwood and Eco Dyed Shirt
Pale Logwood and Eco Dyed Shirt
Logwood Shibori Dyed Shirt
Logwood Shibori Dyed Shirt
New Bundles Awaiting the Big Reveal!
Ooo the anticipation. I do hope I am not disappointed ….
Wrapped Dye Bundles
Solar Printing Fun
Great fun with Susan Erskine-Jones making Solar Prints from one of my water-colour sketches in Surieu, France.
Will be good to see how I can use these with my naturally-dyed textiles.
We’ve Got the Blues – Part 2
Having a little fun building on my Indigo-dyed bases!
Indigo over dyed with Rust
Indigo over dyed with Rust and Blackberries
Eco Dyeing Heaven
Spent a fantastic morning with Jenny Leslie improving my Eco Dyeing techniques. Jenny was extremely helpful and had lots of advice (some of it direct from her course with India Flint – sooo jealous).
The anticipation during unwrapping is great!
Unwrapping the bundles
More unwrapping
Anyway here are the initial results – not yet washed out so hope they don’t fade too much – very happy with them, although may need to re-dye to turquoise scarf for more contrast/colour.
Cotton with copper mordant and Eucalypus overdyed
Cotton with milk mordant and Blackberry Leaves
Dyed scarf with Blackberry Leaf overdyed
Silk scarf with ornamental eucalyptus
Work in Progress for Luton Hoo Walled Garden
An in-progress reverse applique from my studies at Luton Hoo Walled Garden.
You can view the results at my shows during the Bedfordshire Arts Trail and Hertfordshire Open Studios, during September.
I look forward to seeing you.
Harris Tweed – Weaving a Way of Life in the Outer Hebrides
Another lovely film from the Harris Tweed Authority including the very helpful and approachable Norman MacKenzie, who I met on my visit to the islands last year (and definitely does have an accent!).
Go Harris!
Shirbori Dyeing – Itajime
Itajime uses clamps to form a resist – I used pegs and bulldog type clips but you can also use string; flat pieces of plastic or found objects.
Itajime using pegs
Itajime with pegs
Itajime with bulldog type clips
Itajime with bulldog type clips
This piece has less colour as only a small portion remained on the surface and in direct contact with the dye.
Scrunched and held in place with string
Shibori Dyeing – Folding Resists
When folding it is important to expose as many edges to the dye as possible – so don’t fold the sections back on themselves, enclosing sections in the centre of the bundle. Instead use a concertina method, pleating each section on top of the other so that the edges remain exposed.
Getting some lovely patterns and I really enjoy the fact that I do not have complete control and so there are lots of surprises and no two designs are the same.
These are dyed with Brazilwood or Onion skins.
Concertina Folding
Concertina Folded Resist
Concertina folding
Triangular Folds
Triangular folding
Triangular Folded Resists
Joanne Shewan Textiles 