Purple love in June 六月紫愛

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I found the making of a cowl neck tunic is rather easier for me than others. Just cut two pieces, the front and back then line the arm holes.   That's it.  It drapes nicely.  So these days I've sewed a few more.  This one I made for my sister.  Hope she likes it.

最近很喜歡做這款襯衫，很簡單的兩幅剪裁，沿垂的領口也很易做，這襯衣以巴西野牡丹花印在𢇁料上，就是鋪排了花兒與尤加利葉子，花朵色素可能牢固度不高，著色前布料以明樊媒染處理，希望色固持久些，這是送給妹妹的衣裳，也是試驗品，若退色了也可拿回給我再做印染。

這月份尤愛紫色，下次貼文也是紫色調的襯衣製作，我很喜歡的一襲衣服，過幾天詳述。

 

Mogi already approved the prints when I took it out of the dye pot.

 

This is the kind of flower (Tibouchina urvilleana) for the natural prints on silk.

 

The composition "before and after".  Silk is pre-mordant in alum overnight then bundle steamed for an hour.  Honestly I am not sure the colorfast of this flower.  I printed before but not washed often, it still stays for two years with little faded out.

Orange is from eucalyptus

Thought I would make a few more of the cowl neck top or tunic with my experiment panels.
These days I fond of purple.  From my stash a few very nice prints in purple tone I just wanted to do another garment.

 

Next post will be the finished garment I am going to show.  Stay tuned for the shots.