Eco dyed fabric results revealed

This is a scheduled post.  I'm not here, and my friend and co-host of the Ugly Sweater Party does NOT have the internet.  That is also why you haven't heard from me for two days.

Let's go back to the first of the month and remember that I eco-dyed fabric.

It was now time for the reveal.

Once again, it looked like a mess when I first opened the bundle.

These are the nearly dead blackberry leaves I bundled around my rusty inverted "J" using rubber bands. 

Pretty, but not stunning.

Next it was time to open the fabric that I'd used live leaves on.

This actually shows promise.

Still wet from the steaming, I could see (and feel through my disposable gloves)

the metal filings I used on this piece.

I give you the final results of these nearly dead leaves and rusty inverted "J" after they were washed in baking soda, then mild soap.

These I like MUCH better.  This piece was made using the live leaves and metal filings.

What happened to these,



you ask?

Not much!

Thanks for dropping by.  I liked something Johanna said when I called it slow dyeing.  She compared it to advent when I started it way back on week one of Advent.  So, happy 4th week of Advent, and I hope to see you when I return later tonight or tomorrow.