Chapter 4 dyeing threads and materials

Pieces of heavy weight craft vilene dyed in blue, turquoise and sea green with brusho - not washable.

I took advantage of the sunny weather to play with dyeing as I could do it outside - given my propensity to get dye everywhere, this was a good move.  Fortunately, I managed to get most of the dye on to the cloth and threads with only slightly blue fingers.

Bondaweb coloured with various media and bonded to polycotton.

 Sheers, scrim nappy liner and kitchen cloths

Silks cotton and calico dyed with blues, turquoises and greens - they scanned and photographed more purply and washed out looking than they actually are. This is the scanned picture.

Space dyed cord and soft embroidery thread for use in the bobbin on top of tissue and old cotton pillowcase used as drop and mopping up cloths.

Threads, tapes, yarn and ribbons space-dyed in shades and hues.