Like my last post, this one is also related to
episode 66, "In Which We Go on Retreat," of my podcast series. In that episode I described the class we had in dyeing fabric. What a hoot!
The first example is my least favorite, which is why I'm starting out with it. Maybe seeing the others below will blank this one out of your memory.
That being said, parts of the stripes look like a reflection on a calm lake...so I can easily see some fussy-cut-utility here.
I heart this one. Blues, greens, and lots of white space.
My first attempt at the Shibori technique. (For a great blog post about Shibori, visit
here.)
Didn't work so well because my fabric really wanted to come unwrapped when I scrunched it down the PVC pipe. I like the colors and it's still a very usable result, but I wanted a more distinct pattern...
...and so I tried it again. Got a much better pattern this time, but traded off the heavy orange at the end of the last one with a lot of white at the end of this one. This technique takes some practice.
I had no idea the blue was going to turn out this brilliant...and no, no photo-editing involved! The other color is raspberry, which also came out pretty intense, but I did dunk the hey out of it so I suppose it's no surprise. Digging the results.
I believe I just wadded this one up randomly and wrapped rubber bands around it at a variety of angles.
No idea how I did this. Wish I could remember because it's a look I'd love to replicate in other colors. It's a mix of teal and plum. (The center looks bright white in this picture--it's actually more of a very, very soft teal.)
And my other fave. Looks like a frosty windowpane, doesn't it? Super cool. Too bad I have no idea how I did that one either.
I had a blast dying fabric. So much so that I've promised myself I'm not going to buy any of the supplies to do more until I've used at least a few of these pieces in a project.
So I guess that means I have to get to work!
