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'perhaps this is a place' 2012, cloth measures 30x20 cm |
Monday, 28 May 2012
Friday, 25 May 2012
results!
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and this is what it looks like now: it has a Pirates of the Caribbean feel to it: I like the billowing on the back, thanks to the 'sandwich-band' |
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the sleeves have been lengthened with the cut-offs from the front and the front edges have been reinforced with the cuff cut-offs, which have been dyed seperately and I've added a bit of lace |
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I like the accidental pattern here |
Thursday, 24 May 2012
time for change
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it was rather smelly and alive! |
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morning sun shining through |
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like the look of this |
Monday, 21 May 2012
this is exciting
Sunday, 20 May 2012
Saturday, 19 May 2012
dyeing yet again
Friday, 18 May 2012
thriftshop usefuls
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here I am at arm's length, wearing my 'new' vest |
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was attracted to this feather (nice pic of the dog) |
Thursday, 17 May 2012
Monday, 14 May 2012
Sunday, 13 May 2012
meadow
what a beautiful day we are enjoying here, went for a walk this morning with my husband and the dog, a treat.
and another walk this afternoon with friends, meeting more friends on route who took us to this field, sometimes life is just good.
comfrey dye
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the plant |
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a very pale olive green |
the method: I chopped the whole plant (except the root), put the bits into a large pan, just covered with water and brought this to the boil, added the fabrid (no mordant) and a piece of copper pipe, left to simmer for about two hours; removed and rinsed the fabric (very pale shade) blended the comfrey mush, passed it through a sieve back into the pan together with the cloth and copper (I did not add the remaining mush); I packed two bits of cotton cloth around wads of mush, tied with elastic bands, added these to the pan and brought the whole mixture to the boil and let simmer for about an hour, removed the pan from heat and left to soak overnight. This morning I took out the bits of loose fabric and they have been washed with water and soap, hung out to dry and ironed.
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Put the two packages into a glass jar with remaining liquid and the copper pipe, will leave them till next weekend, see if a longer soak makes a difference. |
Saturday, 12 May 2012
cow parsley and aldercone dyes
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cow parsley dye |
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cow parsley yellow added to the goat wool collection, a couple more colours and I can start knitting a striped scarf. |
Friday, 11 May 2012
boogie woogie mobile
puddle
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an eye opener, ha ha, the jacket I'm working on in the contemporay boro workshop over at Jude Hill's Spirit Cloth; the collar-tag has been removed and I have sewn in a home-dyed bit of linen. |
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it rained so much the road became a stream |
Tuesday, 8 May 2012
Monday, 7 May 2012
Sunday, 6 May 2012
memory
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Friday, 4 May 2012
Thursday, 3 May 2012
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