This past week I dyed reds. And then an old friend from my Connecticut days, Lynne, came to spend a few days doing some dyeing and surface design with me. And it wasn't just some, it was many yards of beautiful fabric that we created.
It was a hot day on Monday but our pieces dried nicely on the line. Lynne just didn't stop and created lots of small pieces of fabric and I think her favorite technique was monoprinting using parchment paper.
Lynne's beautiful hand dyed fabrics. My favorites were her top fabrics- deep rich overdyes.
I love these pieces that I clamped but should have used a higher concentration of dye to make the prints darker. Always learning something new each time I process a fabric.
Just playing ended up creating nice texture.
Using up the dyes on the last of my white cotton floss.
Thanks for coming Lynne. Next time, no dog adventures. We both will need a good nap after we iron all this fabric.
Be creative, my friends. I can hardly wait to return to actual sewing again.
I'm trying to get my head around 250 yards since May. Does that work out to 100 yards each month? That's a lot of dyeing!
ReplyDeleteHurrah for Colleen! And hurrah for Lynne! No hurrah for Lucy though. Dogs will be dogs?
Two of my favorite creative people together being creative...sounds WONDERFUL! Jealous, but glad you got to enjoy time together!
ReplyDelete:) Sharon