dyeing fun

These so called "Sun paints" are really a lot of fun. They're paints, not dyes, and since the dye migrates from dry patches to wet patches, the idea is that if you retard the drying by placing objects onto the cloth, then those areas will be lighter. So here is a tour of my pretty wild garden.

First we have the ferns. They're pretty, I guess.


Next we have the geraniums in a patch that was once a herb garden.







And lastly the dandelions which compete with the lawn for space, and next to the dandelions, the bamboo which flourishes despite repeated efforts at eradication. Pretty, but horribly invasive. I'm sorry, the photos seem to be all over the place and whenever I try to change them they disappear, so I've settled for the uncontrolled look. Rather like the garden itself.




I want to do an autumn-coloured nature quilt, hence this dyeing. With oak leaves on it from the oak next to my house. (See earlier post "Oak leaves".) After looking at Gabrielle Swain's website and Frieda Andersen's blog I am so inspired!