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A bit more from Think Silk!

I had a few extra bits that I dyed at Think Silk, but that needed wash-out and ironing at home, so here they are:

 

OK…so Tyger isn’t really part of the class, but this was too cute not to share. Of course, I could say that his coat is a perfect inspiration for some shibori!  He was watching me as I was petting the samples…..

Two pieces of blue shibori, one that began wet, one that began dry. Don’t actually see much difference in these, tho there can be. These were wrapped too tightly for me…too much white. So I shall re-do, perhaps wrapping in the other direction, and overdye with a different blue. The piece on the right is that black. Too bad it was black. May be too dark to overdye, and I dislike discharge. Erk.

Silk noil is a fairly heavy cloth, about like Kona cotton, maybe a bit heavier. This was a stitched / gathered resist. Again, more white than I like. Overdye is my new middle name!

This is why it is good to practice on small pieces of cloth. Love the colors; love the chevron pleating/patterning. Hate the blotchiness. Can you say overdye? Or cut up into small bits!

Cotton (?) cord…LOVE these colors! It was the cord I used to tie the previous sample. Use EVERYthing!  I think this is synthetic cord, actually, but it took the color because we used an acid bath method…. nifty!

My favorite piece of the whole thing: silk organza, stitched in a leaf shape to create a tight resist, then dyed. I can see small pieces like this with either stitched or soy wax resist working their way into my quilts! This one is small, maybe 4 x 7 inches total.

 

3 Responses to “A bit more from Think Silk!”

  1. Mathea Says:

    Cool stuff Sarah! I actually really like the black piece and the leaf and thread are the bomb!

  2. Pat dicker Says:

    That cat is thinking trouble. Great picture. Oh, love all the dying too. Looks like a fun filled workshop.

  3. Debby Harwell Says:

    The middle one (third from the top or bottom, not counting the cat picture) looks like peacock feathers. Gotta think out of the box for some of these. Also besides overdye, think embellishing background. Great pieces and I do like the white ones, but with overdye, go just a little lighter or darker with that same color and you’ll get amazing stuff! But really loving it all!