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| a few rusty pieces of iron were added to the organic matter as well... |
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| berries give great color.... |
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| i didn't realize how pornographic my bundles looked until i posted these pics...oh dear! |
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| those iron flashes are worth pursuing.... |
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| antiqued! |
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| berried! |
It has been a busy summer with not much time for artsy fun. Yesterday I gathered bits of things from the woods to jazz up a very tired and stained tablecloth and t-shirt. I bundled them up, tied them tightly with string and then heated up some water in my cauldron. I threw in some annatto seeds ( from last week's Mexican cooking) and a few tea bags into the boiling water. I added my bundles, boiled for half an hour, then set them in the sun. This morning I untied the bundles. I am loving the organic colors, textures, and designs......bundles of fun.....
12 comments:
Hello Susan.
Well, first we need to seek out a cauldron.....!!!!
What fun you have had experimenting with your tie dyeing techniques and what an amazing range of natural colours. What will you try next?
very cool project- I know some monkeys that would get a kick out of this- reminds me of the flower petal hammering we did:
http://ladyofthearts.blogspot.com/2010/06/day-3-flower-petal-dye.html
Porno bundles, ha ha ha! But the results are great!
I really love what the iron did to the lace. So kewl. Oma Linda
How clever of you, I have never tried tie dyeing, looks like fun and a great way to recycle x
What great results! I've used a variety of berries and haven't yet achieved that color. I picked some berries the other day though that I'll be trying out soon.
this is great! I love the color from the berries!
Looks like so much fun.
Oh, all this is so beautiful, and it looks like you are having a lot of fun with it too!
cool fabric art!
Warm Aloha from Waikiki;
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Leave it to you to dream up an organic method for tie-dying!!!
i want a cauldron!
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