These were done in the months following the workshop with India. Different bits of fabric were sewn together on to a backing fabric and then put into the aluminium dye pot, having been wrapped around plant material.
Dyeing for quilt making
A catch-up exercise, having found lots of work I haven’t kept a record of on this blog. Last year I did an online course with Elizabeth Barton on various aspects of dyeing cloth for quilt-making. I didn’t get round to actually making any quilts, but I was particularly interested in Elizabeth’s methods for arashi dyeing (wrapping fabric around a pole, scrunching up tightly and then dyed.
A Holiday Scroll Book
I took the makings of a scroll to work on whilst on holiday in France and then gave it to a friend down there. It was very pleasant sitting on the terrace stitching by hand. I had done all the cutting out and printing beforehand.