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| Adding dye to the group ice dyeing pieces |
‘Let’s start at the very beginning,
a very good place to start’ and what a better place to inaugurate my new home
studio classes than with fabric dyeing – the start of most of my projects.
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| Shibori using elastic bands |
We spent today experimenting
with procion and cotton fabric. We tried
colour mixing, toning fabrics, dyeing in cups, over-dyeing fabric, shibori
using elastic bands and set up ice dyeing.
I certainly enjoyed myself and I think the students did too! It was lovely to have textile enthusiasts in
my studio and to share my knowledge with them.
What’s so exciting about teaching any class in person is that it is a circular
process - the students learn from me; they learn from each other and I learn
from them. I’m really pleased with how my demonstration samples
turned out and I can’t wait to see how the students’ pieces work out after they
have been washed out. Most of them are
doing next week’s class too (though there are still a few spaces available!)
and so I will get to see the results then.
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| Twice dyed |
Even better is I still
have some dyes made up so I can do some more over the weekend. Also the tidying up wasn’t as painful as I
expected and I didn’t have to cook dinner for the family as we had the leftover
soup and homemade bread from the lunch.
I think I am going to enjoy teaching from home!
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| Dyed in a cup |
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| Working hard |
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| Some of the ice dyeing melting away |
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