Some folding, some hapa-zome...autumn leaves from dogwood at Breezy Point...blackberries and lime, willow leaf tanin...all on recycled white cotton.
Hapa-zome flowers and grasses from the summer trip to Lake Mille Lacs, more blueberries and blackberries, more of that reddish-tan willow (whole branches with their leaves soaked in vinegar and water), some over-dyes (I took no notes, thought I'd remember it all, ha!)
Hibiscus tea! Alkanet root! All on silk.
A walk through the neighborhood with my son, picking up leaves of red and orange: maple, dogwood, oak leaves.
Boiled first in a bath of cream of tartar... some pinks, lots of greens and browns. A few of the cottons were pulled out after that first boil, but the less impressive pieces went back in the pot...
And you'll see the results one posting below...
Meanwhile, more cottons into the mason jars, for cold baths of walnut husk, maple leaves, willow, the liquid in the jars growing darker and darker with time. I think I added alum to one of the jars.
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