Dye Stuff

I love to dye.  Doesn't matter what.  Cloth.  Thread. Warp painting.

Early attempt at warp painting

A few years later...

But instructions stymie me.  Almost every article or book I read is a bit different. I'm not alone. So, I try to find the best resources, with the most straightforward instructions, and go for it.  Sometimes successfully...sometimes, not so much.

So, as I gather online resources, I'm going to add them here and eventually make them a separate page.



From Maiwa:

The all important Scouring https://maiwahandprints.blogspot.com/2010/12/natural-dyes-scouring.html

 General Instructions for many types of dyeing https://maiwa.com/pages/instructions

To be continued....

Where I am now...

Six years ago I was gifted with a tapestry loom.  A 22" Mirrix loom.  Two years later, I signed up for Rebecca Mezoff's online classes.  And by doing so, found a new joy and a new way to create.

While I haven't created a ton of tapestries (after all, other looms also need my attention), I have had a great time working with that amazing loom and exploring tapestry techniques.

Just off the loom...

My first tapestry was entered in my guild show a few years ago. And it even won an award!

First sample

While studying tapestry, and looking at the work of many tapestry artists, I was intrigued by wedge weave and that has been my focus for the past few months.  

Woven edge

Two of my wedge weaves will be in our next show, opening at the end of March at The Philadelphia Guild of Handweavers.