Sunday, September 25, 2011

Silk meets Iron 絲與鐵的溫柔結合

Last week I wrapped some eucalyptus leaves with crinkle chiffon. However the effect is not that good. I wrapped again with a rust iron. When silk meets iron it turned out as this. A bit black, a bit purple, a bit brown, a bit......





上星期用縐雪紡做桉樹植物印染, 效果不大清晰, 我再包扎著有鏽鐵後, 多一點黑、紫、啡,看來好一點。這是我形容的絲與鐵的溫柔結合。
You can see the left one is the first dyed, it's not what I want. I wrapped with the very very rusty iron and boiled for 30-min and left for 7 hours, it turned out as the right one. I'm not sure if it's the general effect what we do with rusty iron. It sounds not bad.
This scarf of crinkle chiffon is very smooth and soft. Seems that eco-print with leaves the result is not very clear but with rusty iron it is absolutely outstanding.



I've also done a few pieces of eco-print and dye with silk chiffon. For silk chiffon I used onion skins and eucalyptus leaves. Onion skins color is strong. Fresh euc leaves are better than dried leaves but both are still good.







I nuno felted the scarf to make both ends with fringes.





Here are three pieces. I want to try some other leaves but was very discouraged when failed. I only confident with euc leaves and barks.










This nuno felt scarf of eco-print and seamless nuno felt dress is my pride !!





We should take pride of something we achieved. Boast !!??




Linking with Of Pinks and Fairy Tales



Linking with Debbie Doo's Newbie party

19 comments:

  1. beautiful,, I love the softness of the shades,, you are in all proper form to boast, we should be proud of ourselves,,beautiful job!!

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  2. Wow, the iron really did the trick! I love the patterns it left behind. What a great idea to use what you found at the beach. I think you have every right to feel good about what you have made; they are beautiful indeed.

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  3. Terrie your dress and scarf in the bottom picture are GORGEOUS! Love all the work you have pictured here, so delicate and light & airy! Absolutely love it.. x

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  4. Wonderful effects!! How interesting that you used a chunk of rusty iron! I'm really thinking on trying my hand at tiny landscapes or flowers...they wouldn't take up too much room on the boat and needle felting seems to have so many wonderful possibilities... :)

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  5. So beautiful! U are genius Terrie ^^

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  6. Very sharp looking Terrie, I love it, looks pretty! Thanks for sharing.

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  7. I find it amazing that you can take a rough and tough piece of old iron found on the beach and do something so interesting with it. The only thing I have ever done was to tea dye a small quilt to make it look older and to give it the antique look that I was wanting. I know there are all sorts of things you can use from nature to use for dying, walnut husks, red beet juice, etc. I never thought about iron, but that makes sense :)

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  8. Wow, love your work Terrie. Beautiful fabrics and textures.

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  9. Thank you ladies. It's really amazing doing with rust iron prints. Easy and convenient. I'm obessed and will do a few more.

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  10. That looks like pure art to me... amazing! Thank you so much for sharing how you did it!

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  11. Lovely! I am so surprised to learn rusty iron would create so many different colors.

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  12. Love the rust effect! I have tried the eucalyptus as well with quite poor results. I'm sure there must be a trick to it somewhere! Julie

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  13. Terrie- your fiber arts are glamorous and spectacular! I love the colors you use and the softness of the material. Very chic! I like how you are experimental and let the art 'happen.' Your outcome is not predictable or planned but natural and organic. andrea@townandprairie

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  14. Wow! this scarf truly is beautiful. I would love for you to share your post at my Freshmen Friday linky party for newer bloggers at:

    http://www.homesavvyatoz.com/guest-post/

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  15. Your scarves are just beautiful.
    I love the technique you are using. Thank you for visiting my blog and have a wonderful weekend.
    Bobbie

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  16. Flowers effects are really wonderful, How interesting that you used a chunk of rusty iron! I am really thinking on trying my hand at tiny landscapes or flowers. I got a new tip from your blog and can 't wait to start.

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