Hi all
on Saturday I was invited to the above event in Derbyshire. In the morning I did a natural dye extracts demonstration and produced the lovely hanks and tops you can see on the right.
The hanks were 95% Blue Face Leicester with a 5% nylon binder and the tops were Shetland.
From the right:
Hank 1
- an immersion bath of
Lodhra Bark (Amber-L).
Hank 2 - I painted this one with
Annatto (Amazon) and
Red Lac (Rhine-M).
Tops 1 - an immersion bath of a mix of
Annatto and
Red Lac.
Hank 3 - painted with
Madder (Indus),
Acacia Gum (Caspian) and
Kamala (Basant).
Tops 2 - I painted this one with
Madder (Indus),
AcaciaGum (Caspian) and
Myrobalan (Kango).
Tops 3 - this lovely baby pink was an immersion bath of 2%
Red Lac (Rhine-M).
Tops 4 - a lovely soft lemon yellow from a 2% immersion bath of
Marigold (Ambrosia).
Tops 5 - this is a baby alpaca and bleached tussah silk top painted with
Madder (Indus) and
Myrobalan (Kango) .
Hank 4 - painted with
Madder (Indus),
Myrobalan (Kango) and
Rhubarb Root (Desert).
Tops 6 - painted with
Annatto and
Red Lac.
In the afternoon I tutored a Design for the Terrified Master Class. Altogether a very enjoyable day!
