A couple of weeks ago I took an Indigo dying class with Sara Ashford at her Culler Studio located at TwispWorks. What fun! In addition to learning about the dye process, we learned how to fold and shape our cloth to make different patterns. There was a lot of experimentation. We used quite a few interesting tools to shape the dye – big metal washers, plastic pipe, string, clothes pins, clamps, pennies; the list goes on and on. When it was over we all had couple of unique silk scarves. Some of us did some samplers on cotton or linen of our own and some students brought shirts and scarves to experiment with. It is always good to learn something new! Thanks Sara!
The fabric was wound around the pipe and then covered with string before dying
Pulling it off of the pipe
And that’s how it came out
Marbles and clothes pins and rubber bands
to make this pattern
Clothes pins, folds, small pieces of wood to make this pattern on a silk scarf
This silk scarf is incredibly beautiful. I am impressed with my own efforts!
Two big metal washers and three clamps
Made this flower like piece
Yellow and blue – my favorite color combination
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