did i mention i was on a roll? these were dyed last week in my best vat and dye session so far.
photo 4 is my pride and joy. a silk linen dévore scarf i wove and dyed in early 90's when experimenting w dévore. the color was a procion mx soft blue but the linen showed too much of a difference in value. so it was stored away. the other scarf dates from way back as well. i had jumped from a 4 shaft table loom to a much more serious 12 shaft 80cm table loom and was studying Kathryn Wertenberger's book 8,12,20 an introduction to multishaft weaving. i was also dreaming of dobbies and computers. the front page has 1991 handwritten on it so do the numbers :)
the yarns are also recouped. i dyed them in my first flop of a zinc-lime vat. yes, i was starting doing aizome and the only recipe i had was the shibori book by wada. in terms of aizome i just started the house by the roof :-&
the knits are samples some freshly dyed, some recouped from other unsuccessful vats. but the warp yarns!
the warp yarns in the second and third photos are a success story big time :) dunk, wait, pull out, oxidise and it rocks! 10 summers and i got it at last.
as i'm writing this post i'm realizing how much i've learned. and how much there is still to learn.
neki desu
Neki, those colours are to dye for you have become quite a professional at dyeing. Congratulations on your success and many years of effort.
ReplyDeletewhat color!
ReplyDeletebeautiful!
ReplyDeleteHi Neki. Just to show you that nothing is wasted. Some things just take a long time to mature!
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Great color! And isn't it nice to feel like it's all coming together after a long struggle?
ReplyDeleteChe magnifiche tonalità di blu, spero di imparare anche io un po' di indigo dyeing quando vado in Giappone.
ReplyDeleteFai tante cose, ma di quante ore è fatta la tua giornata?!?
Persistence - patience - determination - it pays off doesn't it? It does take time, and there's also that aspect of slow cloth I keep coming back to. Ganbatte, Neki!
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