Lac Dyed Linen and Wool

So these days I find myself playing with lac and indigo and dyeing fabrics . . .
Soon to be translated to book arts, but just not yet . . .

I bought some plain wool and linen, and then mordanted the fabrics. They were both put into a lac vat, and left to cool over night. I rinsed the fabric and then washed and dried the two pieces. I was expecting a more red / cranberry shade, but have now come to love the beet borsch color of the wool (for an alter cloth) and linen (for some apparel.)

Here are some photos of what is going on in and around Still Water Bindery.

So come to Newfane, VT and play with me!

Fabrics in the lac dye bath ~

Rinsing the fabrics ~

Rinsed fabrics hung to dry in the air ~

Wool darker on the left - linen the lighter color ~

Finished linen ~

Finished wool ~

And borsch for lunch!

Shibori Indigo Dyeing

A new passion at Still Water Bindery is dyeing INDIGO!

(and even a new kitten named Indigo to boot!)

The possibilities are endless - and the results keep changing and morphing . . .

Enjoy some photos of the process and the results

Round #1 with Sally and Daphne ~

Love that green before it changes to indigo blue ~

Skye approving Sally's tablecloth ~

"Blue Hand Group"

Indigo inspects ~

Happy Sally!

Nap time!

Winter scene ~

Indigo on indigo ~

February 2019 ~

Winter walk at Still Water Bindery