Finished! Here is a short video of my free cut Julian Roberts-style tunic, made from eco dyed cotton interlock and woven cotton. Fabric dyed beforehand; layered with 3 kinds of eucalyptus, blackberry, fire bush and blackwood leaves; wrapped around an iron bar and slow cooked in a crockpot of native cherry, copper and spring water for 5 hours.
This is the colour you get on silk with the cooking water from purple carrots! Alum added; simmered for one hour and left to cool overnight before removal.
Adding hand stitched appliqué circles to the dress I shared about the other day. Eco dyed vintage cotton, sewn with the silk thread I use to tie the bundles during the dyeing process.
[UPDATE – now on display at Ana’s Hairdressing Salon, St Marys, Tasmania.]
A cotton/spandex top that I eco dyed last week (slow cooked in a crockpot of banksia leaves + alum with spring water; bracken fern and eucalyptus leaves between the layers). I will be listing this cute little top for sale soon in my online shop …
Eco dyed silk and wool, air drying on our tiny verandah.
The sunlight makes it all look golden, but there is actually a lot of purple, green and soft orange as well! Closeup pics soon.
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