of color

nifty vid if you want to learn about pigments and binders.

textilians don't forget gac 900!

have a great weekend

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more shibori: the line up

this is also from the stingy dyepot.the color is grayer as you can see, but it's going to be folded and dyed  more times therefore i can live with that color.

i had this piece of crepe silk that i bought about 20 years ago in a closeout sale.my friend and i ransacked that store and bought many meters of their different silks all gorgeous. can't find that quality now. this crepe looks like japanese chirimien not the stuff that comes now from china which is probably weighted silk and will fall apart in a couple of years because of the iron salts.

already stitched and folded. this will be dyed with 3 natural dyes and then made into a skirt hopefully. more sewing ahead.













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murasaki shibori

this got dipped 4 times and i was mean with the dye so i kept using it instead of using fresh dye for every dip. there's still dye in the pot which i cant bring myself to throw it away although i know that the tannins released are obscuring the color.

the results.

i am contemplating  re binding and overdyeing with fresh dye to add color to the light bottom part.the linen was mordanted in alum tannin alum ergo the white turned into a beige and with the repeated heat and dip a grayish beige. not too crazy about it if you care to know.

if overdyeing does not rescue this it will go to the oh well.. pile.

went back to aquagym for this month, as if i needed more movement!

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