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I have started the hand-stitching on the irrigation circle piece. I love the zen of sitting with fabric and making marks. Because of the complex colors in the piece, I felt that I needed some embroidery thread that would work better with those colors. I knew that the Colorhue dyes work with wool and linen in addition to silk. I did not have an immediate source for white or unbleached silk thread so I went out to look for an alternative.
I found this white bamboo for crocheting.
I wound some skeins.
I also found some natural linen embroider thread, already in skeins. I thought that might produce some interesting color when overdyed.
I spritzed the skeins with water so that the dye would penetrate more quickly. I dipped and poured dye, using 2 to 3 colors on each skein. You can see from the first photo that I got some good results. Click the photo to see them larger. They are still damp. I will rinse them tomorrow and hope they do not lose color.
Here is Mr Scooter in the studio today. He has about 2 inches of hair, now, so he looks like he has put on weight. I tell him he is not fat, he is fluffy.
I love those colors Gerrie. Very curious to see how they look dried. You achieved some wonderful colors. I might have to add this to my arsenal.
Very cool! It is amazing what we all come up with as artists!
Mr. Scooter is so handsome the way he is. I always like them with more hair. I know it’s a pain to brush through though so I get the haircut necessity. Good luck with the thread-can’t wait to see the stitching.
Hi Gerrie,
That might be a good idea for me as well, to dye embroidery thread myself. At least white must be available somewhere on the island, now hope that it is not synthetic material. Love your new work!
Regina, SXM