Dye session one was so fun, I kinda forgot to take process photos while I was actually dyeing the fabric. Got a little too excited, but there will be pictures for round two. What I do have pictures of is the drying process and final product.
Had to get creative with a clothesline, so I strung one up with some yarn in my shower, but then I kinda needed to take a shower and they weren't done drying so we improvised again and just moved it across the bathroom. Inconvenient, but it works.
Once these beauties were done drying, I went to iron out some of the wrinkles. The two methods I chose were turmeric and avocado, which made some beautiful colors, but did leave some extras behind. The avocado stains aren't very noticeable, so I left them, but the excess turmeric bothered me, so I rinsed them out again, making sure to scrub all the spices off before hanging them up to dry again.
I'm very happy with my finished pieces. Experimenting with different folding methods created some beautiful designs, some better than others. There's a few pieces from the turmeric dye bath that I might re-dye because there's just so much negative space. I'm wondering how successful it might be to use a different dye method on those pieces. Maybe I'll experiment with a few pieces at the end of my second session. Up next will be black tea and frozen berries!
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