overdyeing the stash

I found these leaves I had collected and dried a couple of years ago at my house when I was cleaning up the other day. Perfect timing for thinking about color. I started out by digging deep into my stash, reconsidering all those pieces of fabric that haven’t been used for one reason or another. I’ve been dying and over-dyeing, applying resists and discharge. It’s been great fun. The colors are evolving, looking not only at my leaves but also at the Bark book. Every page is another inspiration.

I mixed up six dyes (chartreuse, rosewood, celery, burnt orange (my new favorite color), palomino, and mustard) and used them to dye or overdye about twenty pieces of cloth. I’ve also been using oatmeal and flour paste resist. Really soon now it’s going to be time to stop generating fabrics and start choosing them for pieces. But for right now, I’m kind of drunk on color!

dyes

contemplating the stash

oatmeal, it's not just for breakfast!