Nice… some old Meisen silk recently did some small dyeing on cloth next to it in the wetting out bowl. Imagine 90 year old cloth transferring dye to 100 year old cloth. They were speaking to each other!
we did big dyeing here today. Lovely group showed up for an in studio workshop and were connected to each other and their inner wondering selves.
this is old silk from my grandma’s robe lining, I think when she was living in the Philippines. The old cloth dyes so well, probably less “industrial stuff” on it. Just dirt and age.
My stitching has kept me sane! I’ve been working on small-ish blocks, 12″ or so and I toss one into a bag with a blob of thread and off I go. Oh, it has saved my life many times!
I’m glad you find the time each day to do some stitching.
❤️
PS I decided on invisible baste and quilting stitch on my woven block. I like the way it looks.
My favorite bookmark was made by my middle grandson by smashing flowers and leaves with a hammer onto a linen strip! Sounds noisy, but he loved picking and experimenting with different plants from my Garden, and the effect was lovely! Literally, “impression” ism…
Nice… some old Meisen silk recently did some small dyeing on cloth next to it in the wetting out bowl. Imagine 90 year old cloth transferring dye to 100 year old cloth. They were speaking to each other!
we did big dyeing here today. Lovely group showed up for an in studio workshop and were connected to each other and their inner wondering selves.
this is old silk from my grandma’s robe lining, I think when she was living in the Philippines. The old cloth dyes so well, probably less “industrial stuff” on it. Just dirt and age.
Is this flower pounding a permanent dye?
Depends on the flower and what it is pounded into, but no, nothing lasts forever.
And tese were not pounded, bundled and steamed.
My stitching has kept me sane! I’ve been working on small-ish blocks, 12″ or so and I toss one into a bag with a blob of thread and off I go. Oh, it has saved my life many times!
I’m glad you find the time each day to do some stitching.
❤️
PS I decided on invisible baste and quilting stitch on my woven block. I like the way it looks.
Yes, i like that too!
Specks, hints, bits of color…I like that.
It’s enough
Feel better now, do we?! 🔨🔨🔨🔨
😉
😁
My favorite bookmark was made by my middle grandson by smashing flowers and leaves with a hammer onto a linen strip! Sounds noisy, but he loved picking and experimenting with different plants from my Garden, and the effect was lovely! Literally, “impression” ism…
yes, i do that with indigo leaves, helps relieve stress too, ha!
I love this gesture ~
i feel better now
Sometimes small is just enough
small is big
Pretty colors 💙💕
ALL the plant colors have that softness