day 27

Another busy day :
an eco-printing day on leather.
Super weather (and not too far from home)
but we were back home later than we thought.
So a good hunch that it might go like this
and I was prepared
with a Textile Jewel that fits this day perfectly !

My PINK RIBBON Textile Jewel
for day 27 :

a wet felted oak leaf brooch (with gall)

stitched with rayon and silk and some seed beads
(11 x 5cm,  4.3 x 2")

For a donation
of at least

 € 15,- 

SOLD  !

this colourful autumn leaf flutters your way
to brighten up your shirt or jacket (even in spring)

You just need to send me an email at
  fiberrainbow@gmail.com  

and the next steps will be arranged !

Bank or Paypal
(+ postage)

ALL the money you donate will go to Pink Ribbon !

 "OAK" 

Wait and see,
tomorrow there will be another
Pink Ribbon Textile Jewel
for you

24 - 7 - '24 wordless Wednesday

 

eco-printing

Yesterday was a wonderful day
for daughter and me :
a LIVE workshop eco-printing
with Carla van Belle !
The weather looked fine in the morning but it was very cold,
it was more like the first day of March
than the first of May !!!
The workshop was outside in the garden
so no big problems considering Covid
but we needed our warm sweaters and coats !

Lots of preparations were made at home beforehand.
We made four different samples in the morning.
I was glad that I had some experience already
from Caroline Nixon's Stitch Club workshop !

After lunch we could work on something of our own choice.
Daughter had an old silk camisole
and I had an old white cotton blouse.

We were really lucky that our garden is facing south,
that means all plants are slightly earlier
than somewhere else.
I had collected leaves of the New Dawn rose
and many kinds of Geraniums.
Daughter had found a bunch of Eucalyptus in the flower shop.

When working with stuff like this,
it is always difficult to remember to take pictures regularly . . .
so hardly anything of the process.
(never mind . . . if you're interested : take a workshop
it is really FUN !!!)

When we had had another cup of coffee / tea with some sweets
and had seen lots of Carla's beautiful work
(when all our stuff was bundled up and steaming in the pot)




the first bundles could be opened up and admired !

Daughter was quite happy with the result !

But I took my bundle home to let it cool down over night 
and promised to show pictures later.

Washed and ironed :

and the back

Daughter's silk camisole !


HAPPY !!!

THANKS, Carla for a lovely workshop !

ice ... and stitch ... and dye

ICE

and The Netherlands goes crazy !

Though there are still a lot of restrictions
due to Corona (Covid)
everybody wants to take part in the ice fun !!!!!
Ice skating is HOT here !

For me it was a great opportunity
to prune some branches of the Buddleja and Malus (wild apple)
that hung too far over the water to reach from the garden !

So yesterday I was out on the ice with my garden shears
(earlier the sun was out but just then it was bitter cold !)

Ha, later the sun was back
and it all looks a lot friendlier

(some more needs to be taken off)


And because the sun gave a lot of depth to the stitching
I made another picture of the finished eco-printed linen piece

Now I "only" have to make the A4 book
for which this will be the front cover.

Then, today,

just when I was ready to start a new eco-print lay-out,
family arrived !
So much fun to be able to use the back door, haha !

Time for the boys to put on skates
and for me to make some tea and hot chocolate
and find some cookies.

FUN for everyone !

After they were gone I had time for the printing
but also for some snow dyeing
(a first for me)

The first lay-out and the result after steaming

the end result
(already dry because it is very thin silk)

eco - printing

Almost ten years ago
I did a felting workshop with the Australian felter
Pam de Groot
combined with eco-printing.
I loved Pam's work and didn't think too much
about the eco-printing.
It turned into a real flop, a failure
and it took quite some time
before I finished the little waistcoat I made there.
Later I tried on my own
but never had any great success with eco-printing.

Until this Stitch Club workshop of
Caroline Nixon
came along !

Wonderful thorough explanations
in her long video !
A LOT of preparations were needed before I could start.


preparing the second bundle
(with the first I was too busy to take pictures hahaha)


A big old pot from the thrift store

Unwrapping the first bundle later that night,
picture with and without leaves.

And the second one,

on two long strips next to each other.

Still wet (so darker) but definitely :
PRINTS !!!

When washed and dry
there will be some stitching on them !!!


But before I had time for that
there was first another bird to finish :
my colourful Jay !
I love that shy bird that visits the peanut garland
in our garden.
(and surprises us with new little oak trees
of forgotten acorns !)

(a little bit brighter, but why not !)

she's góód !

Today daughter and kids

went to the "Castlefest" Keukenhof, Lisse.

(this Sunday was the last of the four days

of performances, costumes, music, eating and FUN)

She has been working these last few weeks to make

fun outfits ...

You've seen it growing.

But when you go there you need to bring "stuff"

and you don't want to "spoil" your costume !

So together with the fierce Dragon rider Hiccup,

there was Toothless, his dragon :

trolley "Toothless"

Is she good or is she good !

(or am I prejudiced ...)

*

Yesterday we had our very special

Alpaca knitting club LUNCH !

This time we went to 

"De Buytenhof"

(if you live near Rotterdam I can gladly recommend

that you go there someday !!!
They have a lovely restaurant with good food, a shop,
you can pick flowers, strawberries or apples
depending what time of the year it is, of course )

Outside, in the shade of a screen

(it still promised to be another HOT day)

Some things finished, some things still in progress ...

And later :

a delicious lunch !

*

Last week my sweet "Queen of the night" bloomed again.

(Epiphyllum oxypetalum)

(number 8 and 9 !)

*

Slowly (my back is getting a bit better)

there comes a new necklace

Black, white, GRAY

I'm trying my luck with black beans too ...

???