An Unbundling Weekend

Results from a dye sessions in mid July, so these bundles have rested about a month before opening

Above, wool with eucalyptus and cotinus leaves, copper, steamed.

Below, cotton with eucalyptus and cotinus, cooked in an iron pot.

August 18th, 2014 | Tags: | Category: Eco dye, eco-print | 2 comments - (Comments are closed)

Magical Botanical Soup

Another of the silk bundles

wrapped with maple, cotinus, and eucalyptus

then cooked in a brew of botanicals

bubbling in an iron pot

the magical alchemy of plants, water, heat, and iron

make their marks

July 29th, 2014 | Tags: , , , | Category: Eco dye, eco-print | 4 comments - (Comments are closed)

The first of the bundles revealed

The first of the bundles to be unwrapped – a silk/cotton blend which takes the plant dyes beautifully, wrapped together with a silk organza (bonus fabric).

The best part of the whole process – Here’s a short video of the unbundling: