Tuscany inspired eco printed wool shawl 植物印染羊毛被肩

 

 Thinking of Tuscany, my mind recalled the scenery of lined cypress on the undulating hills.  I used the simple strokes of casaurina and a few rose and euc leaves to make the eco prints on the wool sheet and turned it into shawl-vest. 

意大利托斯卡尼柏樹散佈於鄉野間, 曲折蜿蜒形成優美的景象.

 我以一些桉樹葉, 玫瑰葉及幾條馬尾松以植物印染技巧在羊毛絨上做出我的 "托斯卡尼" 主題被肩背心.

 

 Landscapes of Tuscany is brilliant no matter day and night.  The scenic views around my friend's medieval town Sarteano

 Since returned from Italy a week, I've made a few eco prints and wool felt stuff with the theme of cypress.

 I put the casaurina, rose leaves and assorted euc leaves on wool sheet

 Bundled and boiled in turmeric pot for 1.5 hours then added logwood chips into the pot to make the dye a bit darker yellow.

 Unbundled it...... as expected....

 Let it dry on the floor with sunshine ....... 

We're into fall, quite a crispy day and all dried in no time.

 I cut the wool sheet two arm holes and lined with my dyed silk straps.

 All done in a day

 I dance I wrap myself ........

 My Tuscany dream realised.  I put my feet into the scenic region and got inspired by the brilliant views.  This is the theme of "cypress"  multi- styled shawl.

  

 Slip into arm holes make it a vest

  

  

 Or casual wrap or drape

  

 The tie lines are striking

 Simply a wearable of my "Tuscany dream"

After the shawl prints, another project is in the make.  My plate is full, can't help myself.  Any way a break is need.

Until next time.

Commission order - botanical printed yardage for kH 植物印染布料

 Mogi, "Mum's doing a commission order of botanical printed yardages for client kH who has two kitties - Foxy Lady and Peaches.  The silk yardages with the two shadows."

Yes, kH and friend of dS (my last two posts for her two orders).  They love my botanical printed silk fabrics and wanted to have the same autumn look curtains.

dH wanted two pieces

 Here're two along - fallen leaves on the ground

 

 Before & after of yardage one

 

 Before & After of yardage two

They're also printed with windfalls picked on hiking and some euc bought from florist. 

Color of shades are with iron and alum mordant.

Pictures speak themselves.......

 "Hey, waiting for client's approval and ready to ship."

 My clients Dawn and Karen live in Arizona.  They've a silver dollar eucalyptus planted in the yard.  They're so sweet to name the tree after my name "Terriea" in honor of my sharing of common interest with them.  Oh, such an honor and delighted if one day I'm sitting in the shade with the ladies and their girls .....

The cats are walking to the States soon......

Journey of contact prints 植物印染之旅

 

 Another experiment of botanical prints or I may say contact prints as it's direct from leaves whatever the shapes are. 

The scenery of my journey - "cat walk in the bush".

One is lagging behind to catch up the three in the front.

"wait... wait... wait for me....."

謝謝你在我的植物印染旅途伴我同行, 落後? 會迎上.........,

 

 Assorted euc and rose leaves plus peeled skin of euc branches to make the swirl lines.  Cut the cat shapes on euc. 

Over the "cats" part I put a paper before wrapping.  Ready to bundle and boil for 1.5 hours

 Viola.... cats are born both on paper and silk fabric

 Prints are same shape but colors are a bit different because of protein

 Prints on paper

 Before & After of the prints

Quite interesting to do the scenery prints.

"Am I lagging behind? Am I alone? No, you're in my company. Thanks readers"

Pine leaf prints & logwood dye 針松植物印染

 

These days I keen on experimenting pine leaf prints.  Haven't yet found Casaurina but only one or two local species work for me, thought the Horsetail Pine (馬尾松) is the best. The one I did on a silk fabric yesterday.

近日喜以 針松印染, 因為可以做到細緻線條.  這次以洋蘇木片一同做印染, 加點紫色,  簡約清新.

  

Intended to do it delicate, less is fine. I just put a little pine leaves with a little bits of euc silver dollar to make reddish spots.

Leaves layout as this

Diagonal two-folded

 I wanted some purple thus boiled in the cooker with logwood chips.

Unbundled after an hour

Before and after

"Mogi, do you approve it?"

No more no less,  just put in the middle of the fabric a little pines.......

with a little purple and tie marks

 

This is a 2-yd silk fabric of 52" w. 

May use as a wrap, a shawl, a scarf......

May be I would sew it to a dress, all depends. 

  Anyway this is an experiment of pine leaf prints.

I've a few bundles in the pot now, they're with different sorts of leaves and layout.  I'm sure they're "exceptional". Will show more next time.