Category: Fabric dyeing
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Chocolat Dream. Handmade Wrist Cuff. Antique French lace.
“CHOCOLAT DREAM” Genivieve packed the dressing table drawer with thin tissue and very gently put the delicate antique scrap laces from her grandmothers wedding gown in, then reached for the chocolate box. As the wife of a fine chocolatier in France, she knows, too much will falter her figure but she can’t resist the…
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Crazy Rust Dyeing
Lately I’ve been experimenting with natural dyeing processes for fabrics and papers. I’m trying out rust dyeing at the moment. I want to build up a collection of natural and rust dyed fabrics and papers so when my next creative spurt comes around, I’ll have plenty to work with. Over the years I have collected…
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Fabric Dyeing. Textiles & Paper.
I’m so hooked on dyeing lately, so, here is my latest batch of cold water dyed fabrics and papers. I’ve had these dyes since the 70’s and they still worked really well. I was able to keep diluting the dye bath to get very subtle tints. I’ve also been doing a bit of experimenting with…