Such bright prints 學生印染製作

The bright red of eucalyptus cinerea is what Windy wants. Yes, we're doing eco print workshop.

再一次與缸瓦舖工作室合辦植物印染及nuno felt 襟花製作。  這一堂是著重色調層次及扎染技巧，  用的是幾種桉樹葉、 楓葉及玫瑰葉。 三個多小時包包扎扎、 閒談、 看書、做襟花或逛街回來，學生拆開包扎物，且看他們的效果 ....... 

Different sorts of euc leaves on silk chiffon. Some were dipped in iron mordant water.

Students each done two pieces, one with kitchen wrap resist, one without so as to have overlapped and string marks.

After two hours boiling, excited to unbundle ........

Bright is bright - "silver dollar" euc leaves are amazing.

Brown, dark, red, green......iron dipped leaves with dark prints, rose leaves remain green.

紅的紅, 綠的綠, 啡的啡, 黑的黑......

Helping hands for my captures

Shades of rose leaves  

Iron mordant leaves with darker prints 

Green rose leaves without iron mordant 

Each has two pieces done. String marks on both ends are their expectation.

明顯的扎繩印紋正是他們所想 

While boiling the bundles, nuno felt flowers were made. 

期間同學做的nuno felt 襟花, 技巧是羊毛混輕紗無須針線製作的花瓣結合.

                           

We used bubble resist with centre holes cut off, so the petals are attached without thread.  A loop at the back is also done in one go.  The brooch goes well with cloths, scarf or handbag 

Thanks gals for joining my class in a Sunday afternoon.   

 Eco printing is such a wonderful thing that we can not expect too much the outcome but each is unique and natural.  

謝謝同學們一次又一次的跟我研習羊毛及印染手藝, 你們的每一件製作都那麼獨特 !

Students' wool felt handbag 學生羊毛手袋製作

"Yes, this is mine. I made it !" My student Ahbee proudly showed us this after a hard day work !

又一次與Pottery Stall 缸瓦舖合作, 這日教學生做羊毛手袋 ,

今次重點製作手挽及雪訪摺皺的質感, 差不多七小時....... 累了, 終完成各有自己特式的手袋.

Teamed up with Pottery Stall, a nuno felt handbag workshop was arranged this Sunday. A class focused on nuno felt textural surface and handle making which took quite some hours to finish.  

Layering wool......

Put on silk chiffon and mulberry silk......

Rolling......

Cut the top....

Making the firm handles....

Almost exhausted.... they made it... both sides of own preferred different looks. 

A little Teeswater fleece 

Teeswater fleece and chiffon scrap

With my eco printed chiffon scraps 

Mixed mulberry silk and raw fleece 

Mulberry silk and raw fleece  

Again some Mulberry silk, my dyed Teeswater fleece and eco print chiffon 

After almost 7 hours, bags finished, still wet and heavy.   A hard day exercise !

They enjoyed it though a bit tired.

I'm sure after dry the silk strings are lustrous and the ruffly chiffon are nice.

Well done gals.

Nuno felt shawl workshop 羊毛戟絨披肩製作班

In a March Sunday afternoon, still cool and good to run a nuno felt shawl making workshop.   Organised by Pottery Stall Studio, here come my students' shawls.......

香港的三月天仍有點寒意, 今日在 Pottery Stall 缸瓦舖  的羊毛戟絨披肩製作班, 同學的製作還派用場. 四小時的體力勞動也正是修身健體, 同學們可累了 !?

A silk chiffon base with some merino wool and Teeswater long fleece........ 

With some wild fleece to make the textural surface..... 

 A black chiffon with some merino wool and mulberry silk to make the nuno felt wrap.  Looks like clouds ?

A shawl with textural colar is what I wanted to teach.  

Making in the progress ........ 

 Layering wool...

OMG, the black chiffon was breeding.  How irritated to have bought this !  Next time I must wash it beforehand. 

The Teeswater long fleece is good for textural effect.  The 4-hour workshop seems too much for the ladies.  They're exhausted after the layering, rubbing, fulling....... They said it was a class of physical exercise to loose weight.

  Come on ladies, do a lot and to have a fit form.