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Monthly Archives: August 2015
yellow and green shibori
This is the concluding post of my dye experiment using tansy flowers. See my previous posts: “yellow from my dye pot, and mordant testing on tansy dye bath.” For this part of the experiment, I started with two silk scarves that were … Continue reading
Posted in dyeing, shibori, wearable art
Tagged creasing, eco-dyeing, eco-friendly, folding, green and yellow shibori, indigo vat, Itajime shibori, L-shaped-resist dyeing, natural dyeing, Nui Shibori, shaped resist-dyeing, shibori techniques, silk scarf, stitching techniques, Tansy, tansy flowers, yellow and green shibori
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mordant testing on tansy dyebath
Following last week’s post, I was curious to find out what other colors and shades could be coaxed from the yellow dye bath by using different mordants. The word, mordant or mordre, literally means “to bite” in French . Thus, a mordant … Continue reading
Posted in dyeing
Tagged alum, alum mordant, ammonia, eco-dyeing, eco-friendly, iron, iron mordant, mordre, natural dyeing, silk, Tansy, to bite
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yellow in my dyepot
Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare), also known as golden buttons, bachelor’s buttons, or buttons of gold, is a tall green leafy perennial, bearing clusters of aromatic yellow round button-like flowers. Unfortunately, this aromatic medicinal plant is considered invasive in some parts of the country. Despite, … Continue reading
natural dyeing, lac
Laccifer or Kerria Lacca or Lac is a parasitic scale bug that feeds on the sap of certain tropical trees and secretes a sticky resin. The resin-like secretion hardens when exposed to air; it forms a protective crust around the insect as it dines on … Continue reading
Posted in dyeing, shibori, wearable art
Tagged ABC plastic, cochineal, cochineal scale bug, crimson, eco-dyeing, eco-friendly, fold and clamp-resist techniques, Itajime shibori, lac, lac extract, laccifer lacca, natural dyeing, parasitic scale bug, red, resin, resist dyeing, shaped resist-dyeing, shellac, shibori techniques, silk scarf, stick lac, wearable art
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