Rust dyed fabric

Various rust dyed fabric pieces sewn together then lots of hand stitching added!

Rust dyed scrim using wire wool, rolled tightly and steamed for 1 hour

There are times of the year where teaching takes over making and there just aren't enough hours in the day. Time to actually sit at my work bench is limited so I find ways to make work that is more portable. These layered, hand-stitched pieces incorporate rust dying with iron wire and I love the process of repeating stitches on a tiny scale. They explore colour and texture, my favourite ginger, rust and copper colours come through in my textiles as well as metal pieces. I'm always looking…

There are times of the year where teaching takes over making and there just aren't enough hours in the day. Time to actually sit at my work bench is limited so I find ways to make work that is more portable. These layered, hand-stitched pieces incorporate rust dying with iron wire and I love the process of repeating stitches on a tiny scale. They explore colour and texture, my favourite ginger, rust and copper colours come through in my textiles as well as metal pieces. I'm always looking…

Sandy Pratt and Libby Barringer refer to their rust dyeing as their “weird obsession.” While perhaps not your typical fabric patterning technique, it’s easy to see how it could turn into a passion. You’ll be able to see samples yourself at the Martha’s Vineyard Mini Maker Faire on May 11. It all started just about …

We searched high and low to find the most amazing rusty nail repurpose ideas and tutorials for you. Don’t throw them away until you’ve seen what you can do.

Rust dyed stockings by Jule Mallett of www.hengrels.co.uk These are beautiful! I have rust dyed many things but it never dawned on me to do socks! Brilliant!

Rusty metal creates a wonderful pattern on fabric, learn how to dye fabric with rust. Vinegar helps the patterns develop to form rust dyed fabric.

Machine stitch on rust dyed and painted fabric.