A few days ago I mordant-ed and dyed fabric with willow bark and a few old black walnuts. Using diluted soymilk for mordant, I was impressed with how well it turned out and I'm excited to experiment more with natural dyes. Soon if I can find a red cabbage I would like to try to get a blue-green dye. And when it's all said an done, print some of the brown fabric with the little goose and sew a flying geese table cover.
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| Sorry for the blur, took this quickly with my phone |
While Canada geese may be extremely aggressive and territorial (I've been bitten myself... admittedly when I was young and interested in exactly how soft a gosling is...), after growing up with several dozen residing in the pond in front of my parent's house they now remind me of home no matter where I am. In using local dyes, the little table cover will be a way of bringing a piece of home with me wherever I am, especially next year when *fingers crossed* I will be in Virginia.
Shop news: In the next few days I will have Tom patches, Hobbit thank you cards (in a different color scheme), and hobbit door cards and patches up. Next week I plan on having goose cards and patches as well as pomegranate cards and patches if my fingers survive until Friday.
It's 5pm here and still light out, so I hope everyone is able to enjoy this. If you have a garden, I have heard that some people are already starting seeds- indoors of course- so have any of you started yet? We haven't here, but I'm beginning to look for medicinal wildflower seeds, especially yarrow to sow when it's warmer.
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