Well, I finished the indigo dyed fabric I made with other day using a glue resist technique for some mudcloth inspired designs: My client wanted the fabric dyed really darkly, so I dipped every hour or so all day from about 9 AM to 6 pm! I’m really happy with them – and my client… Continue Reading
I’m working on 2 18″ x 24″ pieces of indigo dyed fabric with mudcloth inspired designs for a client who wants to frame them and hang them in a room decorated in navy and white. Here’s some pillows I made using the same technique: She really liked the pillow on the right, so I sent… Continue Reading
Tadah! I did it! I made lampshades for lamps that hubby made us 20 years ago! If you’re wondering how to make lampshades, there’s a website for that! I Like That Lamp has all the materials you need to make your own, plus tutorials on how to do it. I’m quite happy with how these… Continue Reading
Well, I’ve been quite productive so far this month!!! I’ve needed new curtains in my bedroom for several months, so happy to have that off the list! June Goals Wonky Tree Quilt Pattern June 8 100% New curtains for our bedroom! June 30 100% Teach FMQ Class in June June 18 66% Paint Bedroom June… Continue Reading
I’ve been swamped, barely getting the Candied Fabrics things done that MUST get done, with no time for anything else, including blogging. But I thought I’d share a couple pix I took for the article I was working on last week, enjoy! Continue Reading
Here’s the final results of the Essex I Indigo dyed over the weekend: I couldn’t wait for better light as I wanted to get this packed up and shipped out, but these pix give a pretty good idea of what they looked like after washing and drying: These two were my favorite pieces: I can’t… Continue Reading
I had someone ask me to indigo dye them four yards of Essex, which is a cotton/linen blend fabric that takes patterning really well. I spent last Saturday ironing, folding, and drawing some glue resist designs: Last Sunday was a lovely clear, cool day, so after clamping all the folded fabrics: I dipped, dipped and… Continue Reading
I decided to try making something new last weekend! Here’s a closer look at them: I’m hoping these will sell well at my holiday open studio! I’m tying them in sets of four with some cotton twill tape I indigo dyed: Looking at stacks of freshly dyed fabric (or napkins!) never gets old! Continue Reading