I’ve always loved umbellifers and have lots in the garden, even allowing carrots to go to seed, so decided to do a whole book on them. I first sun printed a load on to fabric, then added more images, printing directly from the flowers with acrylic ink and also using decolorant to remove colour. As...
Author: Cherry Hirsch
Indigo dyeing
Ann and I finally got together mid June to set up our indigo vat. I had spent ages tying, binding, folding pieces of fabric. This first example is half of a long piece of silk, already knotted, that I had bought at the flea market. I have a feeling that it might have been a...
Impressions of Japan
At the end of March, just in time to catch the beginning of the cherry blossom flowering, but before too many tourists arrived, I visited Japan. We spent most of the time in Kyoto, which still retains much of the flavour of the “old” Japan and which I found fascinating. One of the highlights was...
Shibori experiments
I’ve been doing some trials of shibori dyeing with Procion dyes, prior to doing some indigo dyeing with Ann. I have also been researching methods of dyeing before my trip to Japan next month when I intend going to Arimatsu. I first tried the spiderweb method, pinching and folding the fabric, then wrapping with threads....
A new textile book
This seems to be a continuing passion – when I feel stuck for a new project I have a look at my fabrics and think about another book. Another passion is experimenting with ways to print leaves and tree forms. Several of the pages are eco-printed. There are pages towards the end composed of several pieces...