tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23991882.post6151850553490235809..comments2024-03-28T17:33:05.722-04:00Comments on Judy's Journal: onion skins and old nailsJudy Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00619951031502775381noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23991882.post-26082346917120897632017-05-22T21:24:25.934-04:002017-05-22T21:24:25.934-04:00the wool did not feel harsh at all Heather.
ver...the wool did not feel harsh at all Heather. <br /><br />very pleased with these results and shall do again <br /><br />xJudy Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00619951031502775381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23991882.post-59216293893704606632017-05-22T19:53:39.102-04:002017-05-22T19:53:39.102-04:00Beautiful results. Did you find that the iron bath...Beautiful results. Did you find that the iron bath made the wool feel harsher? I have never tried iron because I read once that is what can happen.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17188002198879523397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23991882.post-38261471620728978982017-05-22T15:15:31.755-04:002017-05-22T15:15:31.755-04:00As you were working out this process, I was steepi...As you were working out this process, I was steeping fabrics wet down with vinegar/water solution and wrapped around "rusty bits". They've been sitting in the sun since Friday a.m. Later today, I'll have a look. Some of mine are synthetic, with is part of the fun of experimenting. Thanks for sharing how you work yours out. I have a collection of onion skins, so once my "rusty bits" are finished their current assignment, I can play with them differently...with gratitude for having such a fine 'lab instructor'. :-)Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04472013513744969837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23991882.post-19617795934822365712017-05-22T04:38:17.588-04:002017-05-22T04:38:17.588-04:00Thank you for sharing the process. I am not ready ...Thank you for sharing the process. I am not ready yet, but I know I want to try sometime.Montse Llamashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16870328257747437111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23991882.post-28226663056053698392017-05-21T12:14:50.548-04:002017-05-21T12:14:50.548-04:00You are a "Kitchen Science" magician! Be...You are a "Kitchen Science" magician! Beautiful linens, wow colors!LThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08395257432521760435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23991882.post-79294769631174951772017-05-20T14:47:48.143-04:002017-05-20T14:47:48.143-04:00It was kind of like a stone soup story - and no th...It was kind of like a stone soup story - and no the fabrics do not retain the onion smell at all once they are washed and rinsed.<br /><br />I too have used soya milk - and also a soak using soy beans and water that I make myself. <br />I have previously dried the fabrics prepared this way.<br /><br />What's interesting for me in natural dyeing is that each time there are so many variables that it is impossible to say why one had a certain result. It's kitchen science - but so intutive.<br /><br />"you know that you don't have all the answers, and the unknown is the best place where you want to be as an artist, not knowing. That actually leads you to ask questions and it continuoulsy feeds itself. That's the position I place myself in always. I don't know." Leonardo Drew - from today's facebook sharing by Robyn Gordon.<br /><br />xoJudy Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00619951031502775381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23991882.post-88151517046357893862017-05-20T14:37:32.147-04:002017-05-20T14:37:32.147-04:00I love your experimenting process and how you have...I love your experimenting process and how you have shared it Judy. <br />Continuous learning in life is what keeps us going and learning from one another is another.<br />Lynn xLynn Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12683485991861662348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23991882.post-10095681211720875202017-05-20T13:26:48.995-04:002017-05-20T13:26:48.995-04:00You have a beautiful variation of fabrics to work ...You have a beautiful variation of fabrics to work with, thanks to your "effort." When people say something I did in the art realm was a lot of work, I always say, "No, dusting and cleaning floors is work. This is play."<br /><br />Your post brings to mind the Stone Soup story, with onion skins instead of rocks. It makes me smile to imagine one neighbour bringing nails, another milk, still another a trivet. Did you develop a craving for actual onion soup, as the aroma filled (and remained in) your house? I have to admit I have never done any natural dying and I am curious--do the fabrics retain any of the onion smell? I wouldn't have thought the skins would be that pungent.<br /><br />Curiosity and passion are the best qualities we can bring to our practice, and the rest of our life! Carol Wiebehttp://cawestruck.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23991882.post-15055072459035315042017-05-20T13:21:19.282-04:002017-05-20T13:21:19.282-04:00love silk rayon velvet & it dyes up so beautif...love silk rayon velvet & it dyes up so beautifully, have always wondered whether it's a synthetic?Mo Crowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09004208849028911104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23991882.post-34201100239930618812017-05-20T12:57:43.763-04:002017-05-20T12:57:43.763-04:00Thanks for sharing, love the greens from adding th...Thanks for sharing, love the greens from adding the iron water, I must try that. I use the cheapest soya milk (recommended by India Flint) I can find for adding protein to linen and cotton, its cheaper here in the uk than milk. I usually soak cloth for a couple of days in the milk and then leave them to dry naturally and keep them for a while before dyeing. I don't know whether this makes a difference but it does mean you can have a stack of fabric ready for when you have the time or the urge to dye.Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09300029654181323351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23991882.post-80433972776680842392017-05-20T12:14:32.444-04:002017-05-20T12:14:32.444-04:00I so much appreciate the careful detailing of your...I so much appreciate the careful detailing of your process. I'm looking forward to trying it. Your cloths turned out beautifully.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13204127165550190242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23991882.post-64986273592537380452017-05-19T22:44:03.041-04:002017-05-19T22:44:03.041-04:00I realize that I have given a kind of tutorial her...I realize that I have given a kind of tutorial here - but I feel, why not share my experience in this expanding field of natural dyeing. The milk pre-soak was new for me here. And I do not know how much difference it made for those linen and contton fabrics to accept the dye - but...there you are.<br /><br />So glad to hear from you Beth - my dear friend. xoJudy Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00619951031502775381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23991882.post-7813117798997861482017-05-19T21:00:24.658-04:002017-05-19T21:00:24.658-04:00Really a wonderful experiment Judy - beautiful res...Really a wonderful experiment Judy - beautiful results and very well outlined for others who might like to follow along and try themselves. <br />I always learn from your posts and this one is exceptionally informative. So glad you are enjoying these beautiful pre-summer, 'end of spring' 2017 days. <br />Have a wonderful Victoria Day... the Manitoulin Circle greets everyone who visits just inside our front door.<br />Bethany<br />xxoBethany Garnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17381147194656828768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23991882.post-49598819764958358272017-05-19T19:29:30.388-04:002017-05-19T19:29:30.388-04:00THanks for the sharing of your process...interesti...THanks for the sharing of your process...interesting pieces....I'm always impressed by the 'natural' dye process.Robbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13506964994589004458noreply@blogger.com