did some more eco dyeing this week …
a vintage cotton nightdress in a hydrangea dyepot with copper mordant
a short nylon half-slip in a jasmine dyepot with copper mordant
plus a long nylon half-slip in the same pot as the nightdress
aiming for yellows and greens, with some purple and/or black from the rusty nails inside the bundles … the linen thread used to wrap the layered bundles also transformed into a lovely green
Yippee – I found an old blanket in my stash that I can cut up and dye to make a background for the dyed vintage nightdress! The finished textile artwork will be my entry in the Tasmanian Art Quilt Prize (http://www.tasquiltguild.org.au/2015-TAPQ-Theme.pdf) 🙂
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