I know there are people who are bored at home, but not me. Oh no, I have a lifetime of stuff I've been saving for just this moment. I finally have revenge on the minimalists of this world. I have clutter and I am glad of it!
One of my students once said that she was sure I had a house full of beautiful things I had made. I had to set her right- I have a beautiful house full of beautiful materials for beautiful things things that I'm going to make...one day. Indeed, my proverbial 'rainy day' has come!
The first week, I got out my mordants and cottons and set myself up to do some natural dyeing and printing. I produced a lot of fabrics and I have to say, the results were generally quite underwhelming.
I mean the bundles looked great as they came out from steaming,
and one fabric looked rather lovely.
but generally I got a lot of these:
Actually I lie - this was the best of the rest. I got an awful lot of beige.
But I did get some great photos from the process, like this one of the steamed foliage.
It's like something out of the swamp - which is what the fens once were.
So all is cyclical.
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