While we didn’t dye great meterage, Erica and I had such fun mucking around with the colours. We bypassed the primaries and concentrated on saturated secondaries. Here are some of my oranges, greens and purples (and a black, another “bright” for good measure):
For some reason, we both did a lot of orange:
And, of course, a little green:
I did three shibori pieces but the most effective was this larch design (the colour is much richer than either of these images would suggest):
Thank you to everyone who referred me to online tutorials. However, in the end, the best resource proved to be British quiltmaker, Janice Gunner’s excellent book Shibori for Textile Artists:
And this was the serendipitous result of the dregs of the dyepots:
Erica sees cosmos flowers and I can too:
Today is Thanksgiving at Copacabana. The pumpkin pies are made (photos later) and I’m off to make cornbread before David hogs the oven with the turkey. But first I have to decide what recipe(s) to use. Thank you to everyone who sent recipes, I’ll post my review tomorrow after my tasters give me a verdict!
Erica says
I wish it was this Erica who came to play (grin)- looks like you both had a productive day
Tracey Petersen says
Wow! A fantastic result for a play day.
Squeaksqueal says
I love the larch design pieces..
k baxter packwood says
Ok that explains everything, your in Australia no wonder I can’t find the book!!! Hopefully it’ll be here in the next year or so.
Shibori for Textile Artists
Diane says
Wow! Gorgeous results! I’ll have to look into that book…
Anonymous says
Congratulations girls – wonderful resulots, such rich and vibrant colours.
Liz says
Stunning results, especially the shibori one.
glennis says
nice orange pieces! i’m waiting for the release of that book here in the US. taking a shibori workshop today here in southern california.
can’t wait!
Anonymous says
I don’t know what everyone is waiting for, I ordered the book from Amazon UK….
Beautiful stuff. While I love it all your “dregs” pieces are my favorites…..
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
teri
Brenda says
Don’t miss Lisa Call’s excellent posts on the dyeing process. Also Kathy York has just posted images of her shibori-style Synchronised Swimming Quilt which shows how stitching and embellishment can elegantly complement the tie-dyed effect.
Sharon Serrano Ahmed says
Your fabric is wonderful. When I did shibori a few weeks ago, I also searched the internet for tutorials and info and really didn’t find much. Please post any great techniques on your blog!
Sharon in Atlanta