First, my friend Pat came over to dye some perle cottons and various threads she had laying around. Some of her work is heavily handstitched and I think the hand dyed threads will be a playful addition.
Next, I wanted to make some special goodies for a new fiber art group meeting near Detroit. They've invited me to send them a trunk show. What a great idea for the group and for me! They get to do a little shopping at their meeting and I get to sell my work without waiting to vend. If it works out, I may develop the idea further and promote it. There are other hand dyers already sending out trunk shows.
Here's everything they're recieving:
My favorite is this half yard of cotton velveteen:
The texture comes from a piece of gutter guard. I painted thickened dyes onto it, then rubbed it onto the fabric.
Detail:
I couldn't believe how well the velveteen captured detail. Can't wait to try more of this!
1 comment:
That "send a trunk show" idea is wonderful. I know that the "sweet treats" people do that.
And I love that texturized velveteen. It's wonderful.
Such great work. (is this to avoid threadpainting the fern? No...)
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