dye class

[aimeekitty]

sorry if you are missing an email or something from me, I'm pretty swamped until Tues, I'll respond then unless it's an emergency.

I had a fabulous chatty chatty dinner with ashbet last night. So glad I got to see her while she was in town.

also, report from dye class, time!
I used a traditional plum flower stencil carved by John to apply rice/bran resist paste to silk. This is about the size for an obiage, so I think I'll use it that way. While the resist was drying, I cut out some goldfish and carp designs on traditional stencil paper! (it smells awesome!)


... it was SO HOT yesterday. at least 105 degrees. I had to go inside for a while and cut because I got too hot.

the photo below is my obi fabric stretched out so that I could apply the soymilk sizing. I'll apply resist to it with the goldfish stencil I cut yesterday on it today. Behind, in the garbage can, we are dipping our other items in indigo.

Comments

[minuberry.livejournal.com]

That is so cool!!!!
I want to learn too >_

[mognetcentral.livejournal.com]

Wow, that's super neat! I love the plum design you chose too :)

[kyubikitsy.livejournal.com]

I'm so jealous that you have these classes available! There are kimono dressing classes here and an occasional craft class - (Of course, lots of ikebana and sumie and chado classes) but never something quite as hands on as indigo dying. *___*

[aimeekitty.livejournal.com]

maybe there is one near you! You never know!

you can find alot of the instructions online, but it is easier (for me) to learn hands-on in person

[ashbet]

It was so wonderful to see you, sugar!! *huge hugs*

And I can't WAIT to see your fabric when you're done with it! ^_^

-- A <3

[aree.livejournal.com]

What a lovely pattern