Linen dyeing
Yesterday was warm and lovely, today was dreary. Lucky for us we chose to do our dyeing yesterday and not today. Since I currently don’t have the acid for protein dyeing I amused myself with doing a couple of yards of linen.
Although I swear I put more dye on the first one, I must have twisted it too tightly since there are large white swathes that look kind of like graffiti. I used the more 60′s style of dying, crumpling, then twisting, then wrapping and dipping in the dye.
The second cloth I pleated with large (about an inch and a quarter) pleats that progressively get looser, then tightly bound it in sections using rubber bands.
Although I like both cloths, I’m definitely more partial to the second one. The pattern seems more complete. Next time I do some cloth I’ll add some humectant to encourage more movement with the dye.
I fancy that after I’m done staring at them for a while I might actually do some fussy cut patchwork.
