the weather is overcast and muggy, awful for being outside brushing dye to a pre mordanted scarf.
i know i am going to regret my wishes for sunshine, but at least it is dryer. i have been working inside after creating some space out of my ever chaotic studio full of lots of everything .
anyhow paraphrasing my beloved sennet and the craftsman it is good to have the required tools to complete a task.
note the harite on the foreground stretching taut the scarf. underneath some shinshi completing the task.
i was mildly upset because all the tool nomenclature at tanaka nao has been changed and i was left in the dark.that said no one fabricates craft tools like the japanese. they have elevated tool making to a craft itself.
the brushes; works of art in themselves. the fat one is a small ground dyeing brush. if you regulate the amount of dye / paint you can get nice gradations. the other brush is for painting edges sharp. i think painting fabric is my excuse for using these and getting extra pleasure from the job.
the scarf will be cured for a couple of days, then folded shibori like and dyed in ai perhaps? stay tuned.
neki desu