finishing touch

a child’s vintage rolling pin arrived in the mail today, so I could finally finish my ‘written in the cloth’ scroll …















damp and beautiful

the dyepots were still simmering, but I had to share these photos of a cami and a skirt in the process of drying and oxidising before the sun disappeared for the day (eucalyptus and tea dyepot with a handful of copper nails thrown in as modifier)







preview of new eco fashion label

cotton with nylon lace trim; banksia and tea dye bath … layered with rose, jasmine and blackberry leaves; tied around an iron bar:



silk satin; jasmine dye bath in brass pot … layered with copper nails, rose leaves and blackberry leaves:



silk satin; jasmine dye bath in brass pot … layered with copper nails, rose leaves and blackberry leaves:



nylon; eucalyptus and tea dye bath … layered with eucalyptus leaves (original colour was ecru):



nylon; eucalyptus and tea dye bath … layered with eucalyptus leaves (original colour was grey/purple but the eucalyptus leaves still show up as green eco prints):



cotton with nylon lace trim; eucalyptus and tea dye bath … layered with eucalyptus and wrapped around a small piece of iron pipe:



cotton and modal; jasmine dye bath in brass pot … layered with copper nails, jasmine, rose and blackberry leaves:



nylon lace; banksia and tea dye bath … layered with jasmine, rose, and blackberry leaves (the pink satin trim is polyester and stayed the same as it was originally):



an open invitation

hung out to dry

yesterday’s eco dyed vintage/retro fashion, now washed and drying in the autumn air at the front of my gallery (includes vintage lace and collars in the basket)