Idyllwilde

What a great group of students at the mordant printing workshop at -we worked with alum and iron to print on cotton, then dyed in Osage orange. Thank you and for organizing this series of classes.

In contrast to the slo-o-o-w process of preparing dye baths ( so much stirring, waiting, watching) I’ve been working with just needle and thread for the last few days and it’s hard to describe the satisfaction /instant gratification of hand stitching. I literally can’t put it down. Years ago I followed a course offered by .lab - we made daily samplers of over a dozen sashiko stitches patterns and I still return to those samplers for inspiration.
I love working with denim western shirts because the double layered yokes are literally asking for stitches- they look beautiful and also add reinforcement to that part of the shirt that endures the most wear.

SAVE THE DATE!
7 Points Art Crawl is Thursday,October 16th, 5-9pm!

Art Crawl month is here! Come out to 7 Points Art Crawl XI on Thursday, October 16th, 5-9. More artists and business participating than ever before. See you in 7 Points!

Art Crawl poster by Katie Barrier from Black Owl!

In the dye studio with warm, earthy tones that remind me of cinnamon and nutmeg. It took some finessing of time, temperature and ph level to pull the red tones out out of the cutch dye.