| Title: | Dye sampler |
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| Date: | Jun 2012 |
| Original Size: | 2.4 x 1.5 m |
| Notes: | The main sections are constructed from a (slightly moth-eaten) blanket, cut up into rectangles and dyed with natural dyes (mostly with alum mordant). I included squares of cotton mordanted with aluminium acetate in some of the dyebaths. On each section I have machine embroidered the name and latin name, and then embroidered/appliquéed a picture of the dyestuff. In some cases I have included hammered or trapped plant material, silk paper, procion dyed fabrics, beads, etc.. These are joined together with inkle braids in natural-dyed aran/double knitting yarns, to make a series of hangings which could be used separately or in combination The inkle braids have basic warp patterns, and some of the yarns are dip-dyed to give an ikat effect. I like the contrast of the detailed embroidery with the basic background. So far I have produced 6 "banners", with four dye samples on each, but there are more dyestuffs that I want to illustrate, so this is ongoing. |
| Groups: | Textile pictures and exhibition entries |
| Weaving | |
| Dyeing | |
| Exhibited At: | Midlands Textile Forum Thread and Thrum - a textile showcase Aardvark Books, Brampton Bryan |
| Midlands Textile Forum Natural Threads Aardvark Books, Brampton Bryan | |
| Association of Guilds of Weavers Spinners and Dyers 2012 National Exhibition Weald and Downland Museum near Chichester |
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| Original Artwork: | Not available |
| Prints Available For: | £10.0 |
| Cards: | £1.0 |
| Postcards: | £0.1 |