more Dye results - fire bush

More dye results. The fire bush leaves from a friend's fire bush came out a beautiful shade of pink. the results from the leaves from my bush came out mush lighter. I used the same process for both, even had more leaves in my batch. Here are pictures of the results. Picture one shows results on a cotton shirt and cheese cloth. The second one shows the results on , cotton shirt, linen, and cheese cloth.

Eco Dyeing - Maple leaves

Here are some results from the maple leaves.

Maple leaves on linen

Maple leaves with alum mordant on cotton

Maple leaf water in iron rust pot.

Linen fabric in rust pot

Dye Results -sumac

Here are some pictures of the sumac dye results. I love the color. I used Kona white cotton, cotton duck, and cheese cloth.

Strange Little Helper - and oops!

I had a strange little helper this morning while taking the fabric out of my dye jars. I cut up paper scraps to label the fabric and the mordant and leaves used. Litte Bella got up on the counter and kept steeling my paper scraps. Yesterday she kept stealing pencils and quite a chase ensued trying to get them back.

Bella is 4 month old chinchilla. She is very friendly and inquisitive. I let her have run of the kitchen on the morning while I work in there. I was afraid she might upset something so I put her in her cage. Good thing I did, I am such a klutz. I knocked my jar of sumac dye off the counter and it shattered. It had to be the one with ammonia for the mordant. Glass has gone everywhere.

Raccoons return

The raccoons have returned. In my studio I can hear them scratching in the chimney and fighting. Now they had the audacity to did up fabric bundles I had buried for compost dyeing and toss them over the garden fence. Well at least they didn't tear them up. I will have to rewet and rebury them later today.

Compost dyeing Results.

Does anyone remember my composting experiment in April. If not here is a picture of the fabric wrap ready for the ground.

I finally decided to dig it up today. First I had a hard time finding it. I knew where it was buried. Finally i sorted though the dirt with my hands and found this...

there was hardly any fabric left.

So i gathered my results and washed them and set them on a per towel to dry.

Any ideas on how to make a quilt out of this? Maybe something on deconstruction.