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Logwood & Indigo Scarves
These Silk/Cotton Scarves are dyed with Logwood and Indigo Natural Dyes
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May 20


Silk Shawls
Silk Noil scarves dyed with Indigo and Cutch natural dyes. The Silk Noil has a lovely rough, nubbly texture.
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Jun 26, 2024


Silk Mokume Shibori
Silk dyed with natural dyes ~ Lac, Brazilwood, Buckthorn and Cutch. Printed using Japanese Mokume...
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Nov 21, 2023


Cochineal and Indigo
Silk devore, Linen and Cotton dyed with Indigo and a very pale Cochineal dye. I like the undersea, coral reef feeling when these fabrics...
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Oct 30, 2023


Merino Wool~ Logwood Natural Dye
These very soft, lightweight, Merino Wool scarves have been dyed with Logwood Natural Dye. I've added a touch of Lac, also a natural dye,...
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Mar 12, 2022


Merino Wool ~ Natural Dyes
These Merino Wool scarves~ very warm, but lightweight~ have been dyed with Natural Dyes. The orange scarf is a combination of Weld and...
medowne
Nov 5, 2021


Merino Wool~Lac & Madder dyes
Merino wool is soft and lightweight but amazingly warm. These scarves are dyed with natural dyes. Lac dye (made from insects) produces an...
medowne
Nov 4, 2021


Indigo with Weld & Myrobalan
The Linen Scarf has been dyed first with Weld natural dye and then dipped in Indigo. The Silk Scarf was dyed first with Myrobalan and...
medowne
Nov 4, 2021


Wearable Art
Nicole wearing my scarves made from natural fibres~ silk, cotton and linen~ dyed with natural dyes~ Indigo, Logwood, Persimmon and...
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Aug 31, 2020


Details of Silk Hangings
Some details of my recent hangings. A celebration of silk! Constructed using very transparent silk organza, silk cocoons which have been...
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Jan 14, 2020


Exhibition at Visual Space Gallery
Exhibition at Visual Space Gallery in Vancouver, December, 2019.
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Dec 31, 2019


Silk Hangings
Some new pieces for my exhibition, "The Density of Light", at Visual Space Gallery. The hangings combine silk organza, silk cocoons and...
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Nov 13, 2019


Merino Wool/Natural Dyes
I'm constantly amazed at how Natural Dyes all work so well together! Here is a combination of Logwood, Madder, Lac, Cochineal, Weld and...
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Oct 12, 2019


Indigo & Persimmon
Cotton and Silk dyed with Persimmon and Indigo Natural dyes.
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Oct 11, 2019


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Sep 14, 2019


Dresses
Silk Gauze and Silk Organza, dyed with Persimmon and Iron Natural dyes, Copper wire, dried plant material. They are an attempt to...
medowne
Aug 14, 2019


Cochineal Dye
These scarves have both been dyed with Cochineal natural dye, which comes from tiny insects found on cactus plants. I've only used a bit...
medowne
Jul 20, 2019


Some dye experiments
Some experiments with natural dyes. Looking for interesting colours in the grey, brown neutral range. Linen dyed with iron, weld and...
medowne
Jun 29, 2019


Indian Cotton
Very soft Indian cotton with a tiny gold flower pattern. Dyed with Indigo, Logwood, Madder, Cutch and Myrobalan natural dyes.
medowne
May 22, 2018


Japanese Silk
I brought home some wonderful silk from my recent trip to Japan. The silk is so fine- Gossamer- lovely to work with. I've been dyeing it...
medowne
May 14, 2018
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