diversifying

second murasaki dip. turned somewhat reddish, but that's ok. have been extracting the dye with ethanol alcohol instead of isopropyl  and it seems that the previous is more acidic than the latter. will have to decide whether to modify it and bring it to the blues or just leave it as is.

the bad news is that i used up the whole 100 gr. bag i had from so many years ago. the good news is that i found an on line source to buy more. ＼（＾▽＾）／

one more dip and then re bundle and dye the last color using carrot tops. aiming for the kind of green in the background of the photo. but first i need to exhaust the dye.

neki desu
 

not idle

inching, rather centimetering, away.it's not entertaining to chronicle the progression of my yardage here, much more adequate instagram stuff.still have about 2.50 mts to go.note to self: never mind width. next time narrow, but with the dobby loom. weaving yardage and doing the lifts by hand is a character building experience.

all in all pleased with the results.

on a different page, already enrolled for japanese  classes and got the opera tickets for the season.

this year il turco a venezia ,one i do not know, and tosca, one of my faves along with the always popular carmen. still in awe that i can get to see 3 performances in good seats for the price of one in a lousy seat in barcelona.

neki desu
 

of color

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

textilians don't forget gac 900!

have a great weekend

neki desu
 

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.













neki desu
 

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!

neki desu
 

back from friendsville

a week + in friend enjoyment,those who come to asturias repeat visit. 

pressies too. pastrami a whole kilo of it in 100 gram packs for husband san. this gorgeous thai silk for me.making an asymmetric neckline top with very simple lines to let the fabric speak.

also tiger balm. cant believe how it gives relief

to arthritic like aches& pains.

won't be able to live without it, especially now with a lot of sewing ahead.

neki desu
 

on benibana

foreseeing the future.
have a wonderful weekend. stay cool




neki desu