The washing machine finally gave up spinning last night and I was able to iron my discharged fabric and love the results. The three hand-dyed fabrics are just fabulous. All the photos are clickable to be seen larger.
I love the piece on the right.
The fabric on the left and the right (in the upper photo) were over-dyed via the microwave. I squirted black and brown dye on each one and processed in the microwave for two minutes. Here is the result. I am thrilled with this. Very complex and mysterious.
The second piece in was over-painted with diluted brown paint. I love this, too.
Here are fabrics that I was auditioning for the big piece. Today, I over-painted them with diluted black and brown paint.
These two may need an additional over-painting job. I want them to look dirty and distressed!
I having some fabric batching overnight. One has 3 greens with some black splashes.
I had some brown dye left over so I used an ugly green/blue hand-dyed cotton. It will be fun to see what happens to it.
I am whooped from a day of dyeing and painting. I am taking the night off to watch ice skating. Tomorrow, I hope to start fusing and cutting and designing my BIG quilt.