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Monthly Archives: August 2013
weekly bundle: table linens, rustic and natural
The texture of raw silk or silk noil is nubbly and feels a bit rough to touch as it has tiny kinks on its natural off-white surface. Don’t let this one go by without giving it much credit. It is … Continue reading
Posted in dyeing, eco printing
Tagged botanical, eco-dyeing, eco-friendly, Eucalyptus, natural dyeing, nubbly silk, raw silk, silk noil, table linen
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revamp old to new naturally: slip lingerie
I was removing some of the spent blooms of my pink hydrangeas and a thought came to mind. I was curious to know if this lovely pink color would be a good eco-print plant material for this project. I gathered enough of … Continue reading
weekly bundle: indigo dyeing
This was my first experiment with indigo dyeing. Indigo is a beautiful blue color obtained from indigofera tinctoria plant. A similar blue dye can also be obtained in the woad plant. History has it that this plant has been the … Continue reading
Posted in dyeing, shibori
Tagged indigo dyeing, Itajime shibori, Kanoko shibori, resist dyeing, scarves, shibori techniques, silk scarf, tie dyeing, wearable art
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