Recent creations in the fall 秋日之創作

 

It's October we're into fall, my corner looks crisp to show the works.....

Recently I did some experiments with different mordants.

 

This is what I just done.......

Mirror prints on pre-mordant shawl/scarf with alum recipe from Betty Eilat.  Techniques from Irit Dulman. The main effect I wanted to get is the discharge outcome of oxalis on dark background.

 

I use windfalls from walk behind and some own grown as well the grocery waste of onion skins.  

 

Two weeks ago we embraced the most intense storm in Hong Kong. During the week I was making a few custom order of scarfs and baby wear.

The first one with assorted plants on silk, eucalyptus mordant in alum thus has the golden yellow prints.

Onion skins with alum mordant.  I love the shades from brown, orange to yellow.

Lagerstroemia speciosa is always my fav seasonal flowers

Prints of different plants, a shade for Mogi, even the stand covered with prints of oxalis discharge.

Prints of different tones of scarfs

The baby wear is nuno felted reversible cape and vest for the client's twins of two years old boy and girl.

 

The cape was originally a round tube width silk jersey of print test.  I used to wear as cowl neck scarf.  Just good to make the size of a baby cape for the girl.

When all is ready I made the packing with own printed paper

All done - four pieces of scarf and two pieces of baby wear, packed individually for one client.

Mogi looks boring.  Yes it's blowing outside as we've the intense storm hitting. He can't go out neither can I.   I sewed a few tunics with simple cutting.

Tunic dyed in indigo and tumeric then printed with plants and concentrated natural dyes.

The left is cotton jersey mordant in alum while the right one is with more iron mordant and oxalis discharge.

 

What I have done during typoon day off is also this recycled vest my niece gave me. she found the rabbit fur wore out.  I replaced it with the prints I done in Holland,

Just love the duplicated (overlapped) prints on the fabric with shades

Cut the same size of the front then sewed it.

Finished looks like new one.

 

Renmants of the fabric made into a purse with lining of my husband's cut off jean.

A set of upcycled vest and purse.
Waste not want not.

Eco printed fabrics into garments 天然植物印染時裝

 Interviewed by media who I am admiring, without hesitation I said Irit Dulman.  She's a master whom I've been following and inspiring my works. Part of the fabrics was printed in her studio and the other done in Betty Eilat's while I visited them in Israel early this year. When I back home I sewed it into garment.

媒體專訪問及那些人物是我敬拜偶像，毫不思索我說是以色列大師 Irit Dulman. 她的鑽硏及新技巧是我學習從而啟發的創作。這些時尚製作正正是這半年來在她的指導下精心印製而成獨特衣著，穿在女兒或我自己身上成為兩代人衣著，這是我的創作意念及風格。

My using of oxalis for pattern design was first introduced by Irit.  The combination of oxalis and other plants makes wonderful discharge effect on surface design.

 During my stay in Israel I printed some panels under the generous tutelage of Irit.  Below images show how the jacket looks on two generations - my daughter and myself.

This side of linen with prints of passion fruit leaves,  morning glory and discharge of oxalis.

The other part is silk with prints of guava, yellow wild flowers and discharge of oxalis.  Sleeves are cotton/silk blend dyed in logwood and little "muddy prints".

Part of the prints from passion fruit leaves.  I sewed in the front of the jacket  as the focus part.

 

In June,  formal workshop in Holland artelier fibrefusion taught by Irit Dulman, I learnt the techniques and done lots of panels.  Recently I sewed a few garments below.

This one is Korea silk with plants gathered around the studio in Holland.

 

  

Just love the dainty flower prints and the bamboo leaves.

  

Next is the top with this printed panel

I used a template of a shirt my friend made me when I was young.  Nice that the size still fits.  I made the top with panels cut into front and back also for sleeves.  Maximized the fabrics for the style......

Be it a long shirt or tied a knot, I'm happy with.

I made another one with the same shirt template. Panels are first printed then dyed in indigo.  Formerly I don't like much indigo blue but this light shades I'm pleased.

 

It's always good to have the brad Mogi by my side.  Whatever I'm doing he's curious and of course territorial behaved.

Still have piles of prints in stash. Just like to make garments suitable for two generations.  This is how my way goes.