8.2.11

here are the results of the natural dyeing done over the weekend. at the trunk show I was chatting with julie and karyn and they mentioned that they were thinking of doing a natural dye advance class with colour mixing (fingers crossed). the pile of fabric colours is organic cotton voile scarves -there is a shimmer to them that I really like. the blotchy piece is on my organic linen canvas - this piece was at the bottom of the pot and I kinda forgot about it and what a surprise it was when it dried. I was going to make a tote bag from it, but the piece would make only two totes and I thought if I made pouches more people can enjoy the pattern. I agree with barbara the logwood would be my favourite as well. I will have to ask margie to remind me what was in the pot on the left. up next - I will show you what I make with the fabric.

12 comments:

  1. AnonymousFebruary 08, 2011 3:12 am

    you have achieved really lovely colors ! specially given that cotton & linen are harder to dye. All these hues are so springy & feminine ! Can't wait to see how you'll use them all ! :) xoxo

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  2. barbara@sparrowavenueFebruary 08, 2011 6:17 am

    they turned out so well...
    what we could have done had there been more stoves!!

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  3. LOlaFebruary 08, 2011 7:38 am

    Beautiful tones!
    Looking forward to see what will come out of it...
    Hope you are having great fun with it.

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  4. MayFebruary 08, 2011 9:17 am

    These turned out beautifully! I'd love to try natural dye one day.

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  5. Novi On The GoFebruary 08, 2011 1:32 pm

    Lovely soft colors on the fabric. Julie makes lovely hats and Karyn has some nice books at the store, thanks for the links, truly inspiring.

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  6. Mary BurnsFebruary 08, 2011 4:00 pm

    beautiful colours
    you should do a tutorial on natural dyeing
    I would love it!

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  7. Margie OomenFebruary 08, 2011 6:09 pm

    i love the selvedge :)
    the pot on the back left was alkanet and I think that might be where your piece shown above was in not the logwood but I could be wrong
    it was the one I had to dissolve the dyestuff in alcohol first before mixing with water
    I think we did an amazing job with our little bit of practical knowledge
    I am getting lots of queries about how to do all this and I think julie and karyn should consider an e course

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  8. arounnaFebruary 08, 2011 7:25 pm

    I agree!

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  9. kathrynclarkFebruary 08, 2011 11:07 pm

    Looks like fun ... ecourse ... sign me up! My favorite ... the last one, love the blotchiness of the linen. I just had that happen to some of mine and loved the result.

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  10. kFebruary 11, 2011 7:57 pm

    the colours are so amazing - soft but somehow rich at the same time. i wish i lived near you and margie so that i could join in on the dyeing; guess i will have to do my own experiments out here.

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  11. UnknownJune 15, 2014 3:46 pm

    Wow, just found your blog, how did you create the blotches? it looks really nice, was this a natural dye or indigo dye?

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