i am trying my best to keep my dye journal up to date
this beautiful stack of fabrics is this weeks results of the 100 m dye project I hinted at last week.
every week I hope to gather and dye with natural materials gathered within 100 meters of my home, office or drive to and from these places.
I love this weeks palette :)
looking forward to the last advanced dyeing class tonight at the workroom
beautiful. Do you always use a mordant? Have you discovered some successful mordants that are not metals?
Posted by: abby | May 12, 2011 at 12:23 AM
really gorgeous palette. it's so exciting to see how the different fabrics take the color, isn't it?
Posted by: kristin | May 12, 2011 at 12:31 AM
i really love it too. just beautiful and fresh!
Posted by: melissa | May 12, 2011 at 01:12 AM
I'm dying to see & touch (carefully) this book
I wish I could dive in it
oooh the colors !
(PS : loving the dyeing-with-what-you-have concept, but you knew that, right ?)
xoxoxo
Posted by: Sonia | May 12, 2011 at 03:19 AM
Stunning.
Posted by: claire | May 12, 2011 at 03:19 AM
Such a smart way to record your process and remind you of your favourite methods and plants. And I love seeing your results, I'd been wondering about dyeing with pussy willow - now I can see!
Thanks for showing us :)
Jx
Posted by: joanie | May 12, 2011 at 04:57 AM
Thank you for sharing your beautiful dye work, and I love the idea of a dye journal. What fun you must be having mixing and combining and waiting to see the color outcome. I admire your efforts, especially the indigo! That process seems difficult.
Posted by: Patricia | May 12, 2011 at 05:11 AM
Lovely stack of fabrics. Your dye journal itself is like a work of art.
Posted by: tara | May 12, 2011 at 06:52 AM
you are creative AND organized! you've made such a beautiful and useful journal. it's a joy to see the results of your experiments. and really, your dyeing keeps reminding me of the book "gathering blue." lots of great descriptions of natural dyes and colors in that novel.
Posted by: allison | May 12, 2011 at 08:06 AM
Looks like you put together a doctoral thesis on natural dyes. Can you get a PhD in beautiful fabrics?
Posted by: ~Heather | May 12, 2011 at 08:30 AM
Fabulous way to keep track of what each dye and fabric combination produced. Love the little merfish on top of the fabric pile. :) hugs...
Posted by: Carol Dee | May 12, 2011 at 09:53 AM
Impossible to choose a favourite page (ok, perhaps the pale blue...) Margie, this is so beautiful, it hurts.
I am SOOOO excited for my natural dye class this weekend! Keep those inspiring images coming, my friend.
Posted by: nicole | May 12, 2011 at 10:29 AM
Oh, and I'd like to add: 100m dye project? Brilliant!
Posted by: nicole | May 12, 2011 at 10:30 AM
Those colors are gorgeous! and I'm in love with your journal ♥
Posted by: Geninne | May 12, 2011 at 10:43 AM
nice work on keeping a record of it all. and i love love love the photo of them all stacked up. such a wonderful gradation of colour.
Posted by: julie | May 12, 2011 at 11:29 AM
Hi Margie, Looking forward to your sale tomorrow. I love your journal. This will be a treasure for years to come and also a great reference for you to see how color fast your items are. My favorites are the blue from the scilla and the yellow gold from the black oak. Thanks you for taking us with you. Hugs to you and yours.
Posted by: Sherry Harmes | May 12, 2011 at 11:52 AM
You're achieving such beautiful colors! And this project is a reminder to me of how much beauty and inspiration I can find close to home (and that I don't need to shop for it!)
Posted by: Jamie | May 12, 2011 at 01:10 PM
Oh my gosh, Margie, the color palette of that first image is AMAZING! So soothing. I'm totally in love!
xoxo
Janee
yellowbirdyellowbeard.blogspot.com
Posted by: Janee Lookerse | May 12, 2011 at 07:35 PM
what a great idea! I love swatch journals such as this! The color of the paper and the japanese tape adds so much too. What a neat little peek you are giving us!
Posted by: sarahblank | May 12, 2011 at 09:05 PM
i love this journal you are keeping, thanks for giving us a glimpse since we can't pour through it in person. have fun with your class!
Posted by: k | May 12, 2011 at 11:26 PM
oh my lordy! i love it here... am bookmarking it as a favourite and will definately be back. thank you for such beauty ;0)
Posted by: samm | May 12, 2011 at 11:53 PM
Have you a safe to hide this precious book ? :) I really love this journal, not only your dyeing secrets, but the textures, the colors, the handwritten notes ... It's beautiful and each page could be framed ! Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Nanou | May 15, 2011 at 01:37 AM
What an amazing journal. I am just starting to keep a journal/note book on my dyeing. Love your work..have subscribed so l don't loose youxxlynda
Posted by: lynda howells | May 23, 2011 at 09:45 AM
Wow, so inspiring! Thanks for sharing this. Great way to keep track of colours and ideas. I've got to start doing this!
Posted by: brenna | June 11, 2011 at 05:38 PM