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Monday, September 6, 2010

Day of Loving Labor

This is a black cotton shrug that I have discharge dyed. 
I love how this turned out!






There are three different pieces that I have just set on the rusted stitched fabric from above
These are each done with similar fabrics to give some contrast and visual interest.
 

In this sample I have placed a rust dyed fabric remnant on top of a discharged 
black fabric. Then on top of the rust dying there is a printed fabric and another 
rust dyed circle. All stitched together with a rust colored embroidery floss. 
French knots in the center. While this took a bit of time to sew along with the 
other samples I am posting I have found this quite addictive and soothing to do. 
I can see why so many people do this.

 I have been doing alot of discharge dying today and hope to do more tomorrow. 

5 comments:

  1. Hi Dreamer - haha yes it is addictive. therapeutic, cathartic, and so creative. This is great. Just great. I really enjoy discharge process as well. I saw a drawing the other day done by a girl who draws, erases, draws, erases. It was ghostly and wonderful. Gilly

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  2. hi Dreamer, if you want to join the wraptrees blog then you'll have to send me your email address so i can send you an invitation to post up onto it. Either that or simply post a pic on your own blog and send me the link to it.
    Are you an Aussie with that post title? cheers, k.

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  3. enjoyed looking at your blog. love that last photo with the fabric that looks rust dyed with the blue strip at the bottom. glad you joined the wrapt tree project.

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  4. Gilly, Thanks I am doing so many discharged shirts it's always interesting when I make large quantities of something that the envelope gets pushed and I always always seem to learn something new. I hope I can take the time to take some photos of what I've done.

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  5. Well I like it when I see blogs where you can comment on someones comment haha .. guess you can't do that here. So I just wanted to say Thanks for stopping by Kaite and happy to be a part of the wraptrees blog and Deanna7trees: Thanks!! I like doing the rust dyed fabrics. ANd that last photo is something in process. I will keep posting my progress.

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