My natural dyeing class at the Workroom just ended on Monday and I came home with beautiful hand dyed fabrics. Dyeing used to seem so intimidating to me because of all the chemicals and procedures involved, but Julie just made it so easy. I don't understand most of the chemical reactions that happen in natural dyeing but I think I'm good at following recipes. It's kind of like cooking, you just need to know what ingredients to use. We also got to experiment with shibori, which I find so fascinating, since every piece comes out to be a total surprise.
When I have my apartment set up, I hope to sew these into summer shirts and dresses. I have so many ideas already.
Happy Friday+ weekend to you!
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They look absolutely beautiful! What kind of ingredients did you use? (onions, beets?)
Btw I'm in LOVE with your chair!
I am quite impressed! these are lovely and I'm also with Ida...I love the chair!
they look great may! you guys were a great group - i really enjoyed it. thanks!
they look really beautiful :)
happy weekend, may!
Beautiful! I love the colors!
Really really good job! I love these fabrics & am so curious to see what you will make out of it!
Very pretty fabrics!
I love how creative you are and I like that chair too!
Ida: I used mostly grounded ones you buy in a store. These include Osage, Cochineal, logwood and indigo. The second piece of fabric from the top is the only one dyed with kitchen ingredient. It's onion skin.
Ida, Amanda, Alexandria: Thanks! I love that chair too! It's a chair named Heywoodite made in the 50s for schools. I love kijiji/Craigslist!
Julie, Maria, Studio Meez, Mdmslle, Jazzy E: Thank you! I had so much fun dyeing these, I'd like to do this more often!
impressive. i am not a terribly creative type so i'm interested to see what you do with those!
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