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As autumn arrives, the chores that comes with it press on the agenda. There is a window of a few weeks where, if one has a vegetable patch, lots of things have to be done. It’s harvest time. In my garden, amongst tomatoes, zucchinnis, brussel sprouts, lettuce, leek and other things; I have loads [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Dyeing'
Autumn’s chores
September 8th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Dyeing, Fibre Art, Green Life
Tags:dyepot·dyer·florcita·flower·garden·Green Life·marigold·natural dyeing·tagetes
experimenting… yet some more.
September 2nd, 2010 · 4 Comments · Dyeing, Fibre Art
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In the name of science I keep experimenting! Well, not really… to be scientific I should have done a whole lot of note taking, measuring and stuff which I didn’t do. I always say… “this time I’m going to measure everything, write it down so I can repeat it…” and then half way through [...]
The pot keeps boiling…
August 25th, 2010 · 6 Comments · Dyeing, Felt, Fibre Art
Remember a few days ago I posted about this wrap or scarf made with silk and merino. Very light and soft. Well, I dyed it with weld which gives a very pretty yellow. Since I was experimenting, afterwards I dip it in an old copper pot. I didn’t heat it up at all but I [...]
Tags:envolvente·Felt·fieltro·natural dyeing·reseda·scarf·shwal·silk·silk and merino·vilt·weld·wrap
better pics
August 23rd, 2010 · 3 Comments · Dyeing, Felt, Fibre Art
I took some better pics today of the nuno felted wrap. I hope the lace which was nuno felted is more visible now (here bigger). Some of you asked how brazilwood looks like… wood chips… pic bellow!
Have a nice week everyone!
Saqué fotos nuevas del envolvente nuno que mostré ayer (aqui mas grandes). Espero que de [...]
Tags:brazilwood·encaje·envolvente·fieltro·filz·lace·nuno felt. felt·pink·red·vilt·wrap
Nuno felt -Hand dyed
August 22nd, 2010 · 4 Comments · Dyeing, Fibre Art
Nuno felt -Hand dyed, originally uploaded by Marian Florcita.
My weekend: I nuno felted lace and then hand dyed it with brazilwood chips. This is the first extraction of colour and I am looking forward to see the other shades that this dye stuff can give. This piece was mordated with alum. The colour is so [...]
Tags:brazilwood·first extraction·lace·merino·natural dyeing·nuno felt·wool
Pure silk, hand dyed wrap
June 2nd, 2010 · 5 Comments · Dyeing, Fibre Art
Pure silk, hand dyed wrap, originally uploaded by Marian Florcita.
In spring, if weather permits, I like to do some dye work. I really enjoy seeing colours mix, after all is done, discovering what surprises that little bundle of fabric brings. These were synthetic dyes on silk. My natural dyes haven’t arrived yet and I just [...]
Tags:fabric·hand dyed·orange·pigment·purple·red·silk·sky·sunset
As long as it’s sunny
April 21st, 2010 · 5 Comments · Dyeing, Fibre Art, Spinning
I’m the kind of person that as soon as sees sun, MUST run outside. I feel like I am wasting my time if I stay indoors. Which, as you might imagine, didn’t make my life very easy when I had an office job.
Felting outside is not very easy. Well, laying the wool isn’t [...]
Tags:bamboo·cotton·felting·logwoodd·merino·natural dye·seda·silk·Spinning
Dyeing adventures…
September 30th, 2009 · 11 Comments · Dyeing, Fibre Art
A few months ago I received from Monika from Red2White a little package in return for a package with wooden and ceramic buttons I sent her. Among other goodies, she included a bag of 100gr of logwood (Haematoxylum campechianum) and alum. Coincidentaly, as if the universe was trying to tell me something, the next day [...]
Tags:alum·bamboo·dyeing experiments·dyes·fibres·Jenny Dean·logwood·merino·natural dyeing·purple·silk
While I’m dyeing…
September 28th, 2009 · 9 Comments · Dyeing, News
I’ m in the middle of some natural dyeing… so, while I wait (and nervously run back and forth checking that everything is going well), I wanted to show you this little matchbox books I made over the weekend, to include in every order that is going out now:
For the gods of crafting! hahaaha I [...]
Tags:ceramic tags·green·hand dyed·hand made·logwood·natural dyeing
