Having fun!

A short video.

After a pleasant Sunday afternoon spent foraging on our block of land, the ‘harvest’ released its colour and patterns in unexpected ways on fabric and paper. To see more, please visit www.gonerustic.com.

Air drying on our verandah …

Solar eco dyeing revealed, after brewing in glass jars in our sunroom for 2 weeks!

   

 

This week!

The latest eco dyed clothes air dry in front of the gallery. 

My ginkgo biloba wears its new spring growth, while pansies peep over the edge of the hanging basket. 

 

Purples and greens with a dash of yellow. 

 

Cotton/elastase leggings (plus size by request), and a cotton/lace cardigan. Tasmanian blackwood and alum dye bath; bundles layered with different combinations of eucalyptus, rose, blackberry and peony leaves, plus nails (middle pair of leggings also wrapped around a rusty spring). 

 

Three silk tops. Bracken fern and alum dye bath; bundles layered with different combinations of eucalyptus, rose, blackberry and peony leaves, plus iron nails (top on left also wrapped around a rusty spring). 

 

Bundles after being removed from the crockpot (bracken fern and alum). 

 

Bundles after being removed from the electric urn (blackwood and alum).
 

My little dyeing corner on the verandah.

 

The yarn used to wrap the bundles takes the dye well too – I will use these for crochet. 

 

Pieces of old fence palings, bush sticks and rusty iron bits. Great for wrapping inside the bundles! 

 

[All of the garments were initially sprayed with a vinegar and water solution before layering.]

Fiesta on George

Great music and food were the order of the day, plus a market featuring Tasmanian handmade. Honoured to be a part of this! Very windy but I made some good sales …

It was a bit of a family day too – my sister Mary and our son Johno also had stalls at the handmade market, while husband Ian and daughter Heather were a great support team for me at Gone Rustic too.

We are not related to the stilt walkers but I just had to photograph them!

A red-letter day for Gone Rustic!

This afternoon the first consignment of my eco fashions was parcelled up and sent to Pinko Boheme boutique at Avalon Beach in Sydney, New South Wales. Thank you to husband Ian for taking this photo, and for Jodie’s invaluable assistance at St Marys Post Office!

  
It took me nearly all day to prepare and pack everything, but it was sooo worth it …

Let’s hope the Sydney-siders like my stuff and – better still – buy it!