Had a bit of an upset with the black beans. Janice got a really, really lovely shade with these here. I dipped the fabrics, but following the car accident I left them damp and squished up over night.
You can see more clearly on the silk below I got these brown marbled bits where the fabric was squashed together - but dry they look much more subtle. I like it! The linen produced a grey rather than blue, not so keen on that. Next time I'll user more beans to achieve a darker blue -and might try the soy milk mordant.
Finally, I went rusty! I folded and tied some sheeting around an old rasp and left it out in the rain for a few days, which produced some interesting marks. I'll try this again.The crocheted lace - (a charity shop find) is just dyed with coffee.
Here's a little Floweri- pop doodle on some of the black bean dyed cotton, which was an old pillow case - gorgeous for stitching on! x
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Very interesting experiments there...
I particularly like those unintended effects with naturaldyeing, too. You just have to stay loose on results and enjoy surprises!
I can tell your are really enjoying your dyeing experiments it is interesting how different fabrics react in different ways
Wonderful, Jules! I love rust dying! Turns out fun! Your embroidery is beautiful!
so fun to see all your results.
I have always wondered about rust. Seems rust is when something is a disintegrating process, so i wonder if it will do that to the fabric.
sweet little flower.
Some great experimenting! And love the little flower too.
What an interesting experiment, love the delicate shades, especially the pale blue you embroidered the flower on.
Wonderful experiments Jules, love the marks you achieved with the black beans and the rust and your stitched flower doodle is so pretty, love all the little seeds blowing away in the breeze!
Oh! I can't understand why your black bean dye came out as subtle as that. Perhaps you didn't use as many beans as I did. I used a whole packet and we ate the resulting casserole over two evenings. You're making me want to do it again!
Avocado stones is something we have a decent supply of, so I must try that.
Your little flower is lovely.
Lovely results, Jules! and sounds like you've been having fun as well. I'm so glad you are feeling better! and I absolutely love the little flower! I spent a couple of hours yesterday afternoon gathering dried seed heads from wildflowers and my zinnias, so that little stitched illustration is especially sweet to me :))
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