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| Thimble flower dyed over indigo cloth after 24 hours of steeping in an alum and vinegar solution |
Thinking I might have found the "missing ingredient" from the last thimble flower dye run that veered toward purple instead of the expected blue, I pre-mordanted this set of cloths with soy milk. To no avail ... they once again turned purple. So I'm accepting that's what is meant to be.
After these cloths spend another day in the sun and take a trip through the washer to remove allergens, I'll be moving on to the next step in creating the nine-by-nine strip cloth weaving: stitch.
While patiently waiting for the dyeing process to conclude, I finished the second building in the Austin Skyline cloth collage. Linen side ...
and dyed-muslin side, to which I have pinned the cloth for the third building ...
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| Note: I'm giving up on designating which is the a-side and which is the b-side for now |
Probably should have done this sooner, but here's a link to one of the skyline images I've been using as a guide for the project.
As noted earlier, I've also been working on turning over the partially decomposed compost heaps on the edge of the floodplain. Realizing that the newly exposed soil was in danger of washing out during the heavy rainfalls we've been having, I began creating berms on the upstream side ...
And as I worked, I began to think of it as "the cactus corral" ...
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| Eventually the compost in the middle will be moved out to the edges, leaving a clear area for planting |
