You cannot depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.
~Mark Twain
~Mark Twain
I took last week off to recharge my creative batteries...
I think its important that we allow are self the time to take a personal time out once in a while.
I think its important that we allow are self the time to take a personal time out once in a while.
I cleaned my much neglected house, I spent a lot of time in bed looking at blogs in hope I will win a few goodies from the one world one heart participant's.
I even watched a few movies with out a project in my lap!
But for the most part I was looking at different sites on fabric dyeing.
(take a look at my side bar for all the new links on dyeing.)
I even watched a few movies with out a project in my lap!
But for the most part I was looking at different sites on fabric dyeing.
(take a look at my side bar for all the new links on dyeing.)Then some how yesterday like a bud that is ready to flower,
I put on my art overalls and started to dye fabrics.
I put on my art overalls and started to dye fabrics.
Silk Shibori Scarf
This was my first attempt at this process.I was happy with my results.
( I am even wearing this scarf as I type this! )
Shibori is a broad-spectrum term that covers an extensive array of resists dyeing techniques including tie-and-dye, binding, stitching, pleating and clamping. That leads to fabric that resists dye and creates a pleated surface pattern.
This is a new direction for me, that I look forward to doing more with.
Inspired by my newly dyed pile of smoke and crimson fabrics that I made just for the sake of play!
(cutting table)These hearts...
if you play attention to the little details on the hearts you will see that I was inspired by ruffled panties and bras.
I cut the hearts out of the muslin and combined them with the different kinds of hand dyed fabrics. the hearts were stuffed then I then used free motion and machine sewing along side hand stitching and heat altering.
if you play attention to the little details on the hearts you will see that I was inspired by ruffled panties and bras.I cut the hearts out of the muslin and combined them with the different kinds of hand dyed fabrics. the hearts were stuffed then I then used free motion and machine sewing along side hand stitching and heat altering.
"my flirting heart"
“Truth is a great flirt.”~Franz Liszt
"My heart is burning"
My heart is burning with love All can see this flame
My heart is pulsing with passion
like waves on an ocean
~Rumi
"Hope"
Hope is the dream of the waking man.~French Proverb
"a faithful believer"
"A faithful believer to a faithful believer is like the bricks of a wall,
enforcing each other."
"desired"
“By believing passionately in something that still does not exist,
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8 comments:
love these!
when i pulled up the photo i thought, ohh la, la, lingerie! so cool that that was your inspiration. they are excellent, friend! the scarf is really great. go, ruth, go. stretch your imagination until you grow a whole new arm to do new things with. i know you can.
I love the shibori scarf and all your hearts. I had to comment as I too have just taken a couple of weeks time out and am finding my creativity again.
Absolutely beautiful colors on the shibori scarf!!
Ruth the hearts are amazing and that scarf! Love it. I have been looking at Shibori dying, but it's too rainy to try it here now. That will be a spring project for sure. I love watching the colors develop in fabric and fiber dying.
even I in sunny southern California agree that dying is a great outdoor project!
I have a few more scarves that I am still playing with :)
I love these "racy' hearts!
Ohhlala...I am digging your hearts. So fun and flirty! Did you use a PVC pipe for your shibori dying? We will have to get together soon so we can swap dye stories. xoxoxoxo
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