Custom order for Etsy this morning – so busy, busy, busy……I don’t usually get the dyepots out for a single item, so I got quite a lot done in a lengthy session. Acid dyes only – I usually restrict my natural dyeing (with plants, wood, berries etc) to France where I can do everything outside – so much less messy!
Before I could start the actual dyeing, the work today included carding fleece, soaking all the material, mordanting some of it and mixing and preparing the dyes – some in syringes. I used a variety of techniques, including layering, injecting, hand painting and splattering. Such fun, though the clearing up can be tedious and, as usual, I ended up with multicoloured fingers and nails because I always end up ripping off the rubber gloves after about 10 minutes.
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