Dyed (not died)

I had these photos on my camera, so thought I should share them today, since I'm still not ready to stay for any length of time on my computer.  Now is the time I wish I had wi-fi and a laptop.  I could sit in bed and visit everyone.  Unfortunately, that isn't the case.

Last autumn, I sun dyed some white bed sheet fabric using fluid acrylics.  If you missed the post where I dyed the keys using the same process, it is here. Be aware, the link no longer opens in a new window.

A couple of years ago, I bought 10 yards of some ugly leaf pattern fabric for $4.00 (USD) at my local thrift store.  I'm not sure what I was thinking, because it is not something I can easily work with.  That's when I decided to try various dying techniques.

I started with sun dyeing, because it was a beautiful sunny and not too windy day.  For the left side, I combined yellow, orange, and gold fluid acrylics.

I pressed leaves I had dried the previous year into the wet fabric.

Since the pattern in the fabric was so large, I also chose a couple of large leaves, too.

Next, I combined turquoise and blue fluid acrylics and

pressed more leaves into the very wet fabric.

I found a single rock in case the wind picked up.  That's when I realized I had a shadow of my arm in the picture.

I backed up a bit so my body wasn't in the picture.  The sun was practically overhead at that time.

Fast forward to the next day and here are the results.

I admit, the results, although they were acceptable,


were not what I was hoping for.

Here is the warm fabric

laid out on my dining room table.

Now I just need to iron the fabric and it will be ready to use if and when the spirit moves me.

I see I'm going to need to rethink this fabric and the type of dyeing I will need in order to turn this fabric into something I will actually enjoy using.

Thanks for visiting today.  I hope to catch up with everyone later today (Sunday).  Thanks for being so patient and waiting for me to catch up on your lives and your art.