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My Major “Scores” this year at Brimfield In this previous post, I told the story of my recent trip to the Brimfield Antique Show. Since I flew out there for the show and couldn’t schlep some of the treasures I found home with me on the plane, I shipped a big box home and it […] I am starting somewhere and just going. Using the larger eco-dyed cloth as a base, I’ve started some cloth weaving, using some of my hand and eco-dyed fabrics. Then I’ve done some hand-stitching, basting the woven fabrics with the goal of removing all the pins: Cotton cloth, juniper and iron dyed
After my Artist’s Talk last Monday, I was in a meditative mood this past week. I spent many hours taking apart all these silk ties – prepping them to be usable for my textile work. ties on the lines Thinking about the making while doing something else Doing things like this is a […] One thing we have in abundance here in the mountain west: Rusty old horseshoes silk, horseshoe-wrapped, vinegar, juniper dye bath Top piece: cotton, bundled with plant material, steamed. Bottom 2 pieces: silk, bundled with horseshoes, dyed in juniper dye bath. (detail view) Top, Cotton bundled w/plant materials […] We had such fabulous warm weather this past weekend, I just couldn’t help myself. I got out my pots and buckets, soy milk and alum, silk and cotton, and browsed the yard with my clippers. Plants for the dye pots, (from L to R) Juniper, some purple-ish bush from the front yard, holly, […] white cotton napkins, plant materials, soaked in water with metal pieces Eco dyeing with vegetables and tea on cotton and linen It’s been in the mid-7o’s all week and with spring in the air, the eco-dye pots are calling. I’ve been playing with 2 different dye pots – one was nothing but a […] linen napkin eco-dyed with tea A Different Direction Over the past week, I’ve reconnected with Jude Hill’s Spirit Cloth blog. It’s a soulful place where I take refuge when the daily noise gets too loud. The texture, layers, and spirit cloth draw me in. A place where slowness and contemplation is honored. I’ve […] |
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