Time for Snow Dyeing

Last week we had snow in the UK, and I decided to make the most
of it and do some snow dyeing.  I had been interested to read about this process in Canada and
the USA where the snow is more plentiful and long lasting, and had it on my to do
list for a snow day. I was pleased to find that I had kept all the equipment together ready for snow, so it was quick and easy to do.
I used Procion dyes and a selection of natural fabrics, soaked first in washing soda. It is simply a question of putting the fabric at the base of a container, packing snow on top and sprinkling on the dye. As the snow melts the dyes drip into the fabric, giving a soft effect. I used a mixture of colours in each container, but single colours would work well too. Now I have some pretty fabrics to use in future projects!

Dye powder sprinkled on snow

Old saucepans make good dyeing tools

Washing line of dyed fabric

Piece of snow dyed fabric

Caversham Arts Trail 2018

I am busy preparing for the Caversham Arts Trail at the moment. I have been printing on fabric using a gelli plate. It's great fun, but it's rather addictive! I have been making a rainbow of colours.

Wanderlust Week 8

 Wanderlust 2018

 Lesson by Kasia Avery

 Time Travels and Explorations

For this lesson I made a collage . The figure I used is Christine

de Pisan (1364-1430) a French author, who wrote about

women's rights in the fifteenth century. I have used a piece

of her handwriting too.

Christine de Pisan 1410

Wanderlust Week 7

Here is  my finished collage for the Wanderlust lesson by Carolyn Dube, "If these walls could talk"  I used collage,stencils and gelatos for my page. I liked Carolyn's video lesson and the gelatos technique was fun.
 #eaclass, #wanderlustclass