The cloths from the
wrapt tree project showed some staining but they have really been enhanced by over-dying with onion skins. I also did some shibori stitching on a couple of pieces and dropped them in the onion skin dye pot. Was happy with the results especially since the Colorhue dyes do not work on cotton. Some of these pieces will be stitched together to re-upholster a child's antique rocking chair that I've had for quite a while. I'll add some shibori hearts as an embellishment. The heart's were inspired by
Jude in her
Whispering Hearts series. If hearts inspire you, you might want to join us there.
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| you can see the markings where the cloth was tied to the tree |
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| there's even a ready made hole for some creative embellishment |
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| shibori tied |
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| shibori after onion skin dyeing |
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| shibori tied and onion skin dyed. the wool really picks up the color. |
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| shibori hearts-green is colorhue dyed. rust is onion skin dyed. |
