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....
Category: Dyeing and Printing
Being (t)here with India Flint
At the end of August I had the wonderful experience of attending a workshop with India Flint at “les Soeurs Anglaises” (lots more photos on their site) in France. I have long admired India’s work and read her books, but nothing compares with actually being at a workshop with her! The other attendees were all lovely...
Experiments with disperse dyes
I’ve been doing some experiments with disperse dyes after seeing a video from Linda Kemshall. I have previously used clingfilm on wet painted paper to get wonderful crinkly patterns, but Linda wanted to take this on to fabric by using the same technique with disperse dyes, pushing it further by using eucalyptus leaves laid on...
Leaf prints
I’ve been struggling to get really good leaf prints on fabric and have done a lot more reading on the web. My latest experiments have been on cloth I soaked overnight in ash water and with leaves I have placed into a weak solution of ferrous sulphate. This has worked well in getting good prints,...
Eco book
I had another session steam printing paper with plant material and decided to make a book from them. First I followed a suggestion by the author of the website dipandstain.blogspot to dip my sheets in a bath of washing soda – one cup hot water in which to disolve one teaspoon of soda, plus one...