A swaying wheat fabric postcard made on hand marbled
evolon, wheat kernels fused using a soldering iron and backed using a metallicky cookie bag. I'm almost out of candy and granola bar wrappers so last night at our stitchery guild meeting I asked everyone to please save me some wrappers.
Left over piece from my Swaying Wheat Postcard which I made into an artist trading card.
Very poor solar dyeing results using dahlia flowers. The cloth was very nice and pinkish when I took it out of the jar that it had been sitting in for almost 2 weeks but when I rinsed it the colour all went down the drain. Nothing ventured nothing gained though and I'll use the cloth for another dyeing experiment.
The marigold solar dyeing on this piece of evolon turned out much better and I am quite happy with the results.
My first try at rust dying turned out very well! Using an old Edwards coffee can I soaked my piece of cotton in vinegar and wrapped the cloth around the can. I spritzed it with a mix of 1/2 water 1/2 vinegar and this was the result in 1 day. I soaked it in salty water to stop the rust process and then washed it in soapy water.
One cannot tell from the photo but the goldenrod solar dyeing cloth and thread did become a nice yellow though not as dark as the marigold.
These pieces will all go into my small fabric stash and I know I will enjoy using them sometime down the road.
Hi, I have been doing allot of natural dyeing this week too-you can see on my blog-I love rust dyeing have done quite a bit of it-the fabric is perfect for mixed media projects-looks like you have had allot of fun dyeing too.
ReplyDeleteI am so impressed with all you who experiment with vegetable dye and rusty tins! Great result!
ReplyDelete2 very nice postcards and I am impressed with the dyeing, especially using a tin and vinagar, that is on my list to have a go at
ReplyDeleteThanks for showing us your dyeing results - always good to see failures as well as successes. Great card and atc. Your poppy card is going in the post tomorrow. xx
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your dyeing experiments. I tried beetroot but only left it overnight may be I will try a bit longer next time. Does it start to smell after a week, and if so what do you do?
ReplyDeleteSuper stunning work xx
ReplyDeleteVery interesting results , would love to try this out , thanks for the inspiration . Your postcard is lovely .
ReplyDeleteAlways trying new things...with beautiful result !
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Anna
Your fabric postcard is just wonderful... another beautiful creation :)
ReplyDeleteI love the dyeing result with the marigolds, so so pretty!
Was thinking of giving a go at dyeing (other than tea) with a beetroot. What do you think?? I just love that deep pink colour it leaves on my fingers when I peel them. Just a bit worried it gets too dark thoug... Hugs to you sweetie xoxo
I saw some Poke berries in the woods and thought about trying to dye with those...after seeing this I will give it a try. I love using rusty things to dye with, such great texture!
ReplyDeleteI have missed something with the candy wrappers, will have to get caught up!
xo,
Deb
Another lovely creation, love the first card and its contrasting colours. I am inspired to try rust dyeing.
ReplyDeleteI'm sitting here thinking about how brilliant you are!! I never would have thought of wrapping an old can and dyeing cloth that way. I can do that in our apartment!! YAY! I had thought I couldn't do rust dyeing any more and have been hoarding my little stash of fabric pieces. I can do something small with a can! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteYour postcards are beautiful. The dyeing results are very interresting specially the one with the old tin.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful postcards! The dyeing was worth a try, the rust dye has turned out brilliant, I will wait to see what you make using this method!
ReplyDeleteNice postcard and ATC. Dyeing can be fun. I like to do rust dyeing and your results are striking.
ReplyDeleteI I love The swaying wheat trading card. I wonder if the varying results of your solar dyeing relate tp the particular flower, or to the colour of the dye ( or something else altogether)? It is interesting that those with yellow seem to work better.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing the results of your experiments...your postcard is so successful.
ReplyDeleteWhen it comes to candy I would never run out of wrappers. You must be very sensible. Each of your projects is wonderful. Like you say nothing ventured... Solar dyeing sounds very smart. I adore how you try new things and make beautiful projects. Creative Bliss Dear...
ReplyDeleteLovely results. The rust dyeing is my favourite. The Swaying Wheat postcard is serene and elegant. Thanks for the link for the evolon, it's on my list to try and now I know where to find it. I
ReplyDeleteIf you have any flowers and greenery left... have you ever tried flower pounding ?? I did some on some satin one side crepe fabric one time....it was lovely. You can arrange the flowers in designs if you like or just lay them on and whack things with a hammer.... I don't remember exactly how I did it now...but, I found info online..... a piece of 2 x 4 to lay things on and the hammer and fabric and flowers...that's it....
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