Nuno felt with painting 混纖畫作絲巾

 

Recently I learnt the basic acrylic painting. Indeed I hope to do my multi-media creations colorful.  Flowers and cats painting are what I like most  Mogi is my model ........ 

愛上彩繪, 畫花畫貓是的喜做的習作.

 

 He helps me holding the chiffon while I do the painting (silly boy !!)
畫在雪紡絲巾上

Yup, finished. That's the silk chiffon for a nuno felt scarf.  I use acrylic as it will not "bleeding" and ever last.
48小時乾透後 不退色

After the paint dried in 48 hours,  I put the merino wool along the edges and fringes on other sides as well a little mulberry silk and  Wenslaydale wool for the textures.
放上羊毛 、亮麗蠶絲，  開始做羊毛混絲巾...

 After rubbing, rolling and slightly moving action, a scarf is done. 一輪搓揉後便成型

 He, who is a territorial occupant finds it his own !!
哈 ! 小子以為是他的 !! 好開心 哩 !

                              A scarf is a scarf for ladies, not for pets.
                                                                             名貴漂亮絲巾當然是自己用呵

 Wensleydale is good texture and little mulberry silk for lustrous

 Nuno felt scarf with little wool is ideal for all seasons.

 I painted it and made it from scratch.

 I learn from basic and needs practice. It's fun to paint.  That's me in the kindergarten stage......... 近日開始塗鴉, 小兒科的畫 .

 

At least he's the one appreciates it !!??

看來都有這小子一顧

 Silly boy !!

Hiking 2015 started with the "Back Garden of Hong Kong - Sai Kung 西貢大浪西之行

 

Sai Kung Tai Long Wan with the Sharp Peak (蚺蛇尖) behind.

To escape from the hustle and bustle, what's more pleasant for me is hiking. Since last June I joined the hiking team for the every Friday outing, I enjoy so much our stunning scenery.  Hong Kong is small  but with steps away brilliant greenery. The vast land and sea area of the  Sai Kung Peninsula remains untouched by urbanisation. 

Today we started the trail in Sai Kung - the "Back Garden" of Hong Kong, 

不管是東南西北， 香港的郊野景色怡人， 是日周五行山徑是西貢大浪西， 三個多小時的行程在清爽天氣下輕鬆地上山、 踏沙， 留下美景。

 

Trail started from the Sai Wan Pagoda

Up and down the trail.....

along the mountain......

 stepped the fine sand of the beach.....

We arrived the Tai Long Wan, ideal for campers...

The climbed up the hill to the other bay...

Gazing cows as free as us.....

Campers were already there last night

Crossed the wooden bridge leading to the other side of the bay

Cows sun bathing in the warm day

We're onwards along the coastal line

Abandoned village since people gone to the town for works and living some years ago.

Ruins with views inside out

The tranquility we can feel

No matter which direction, Hong Kong is a brilliant city with stunning views everywhere.

Nuno felt scarf of pomegranate dyed 石榴汁染雪紡混纖絲巾

 I done experiment of pomegranate juice cold dye with silk chiffon.  Last post  shows quite nice pink-purple.  I tested color fastness by making a nuno felt scarf.
早前的雪紡石榴汁染布 (前網誌), 製作成 nuno felt 絲巾的實驗, 知悉染上的色素經過皂水及溫水處理已轉化淺色, 個人結論是石榴汁染色素不太持久, 輕輕洗滌尚可, 加熱洗熨也會變成蝦肉色. 要是保存粉紫, 祗作絲巾衣飾之用,

Put some eco dyed scraps with purple merino wool to seal the edge

After rubbing, rolling and fulling..... all done.  The pink chiffon base faded out to light purple !!

But the original pink habotai turned to purple.  See comparison the "before & after" images above.

Based on own experiment, thought dyes of pomegranate with soap changed pH due to alkaline and warm water. 

                          

Though not as what I wanted to get the original purple, it's an experiment to know cold dye of pomegranate.

If I do not do anything with this dyed chiffon, no wool felt, no press with iron, no wash with warm water..... the bright color stays longer.

Anyway it's a testing.

Rosy pinky cold dye - 粉紫色染布

 

To start the new year 2015 with soft landing - cold dye of pinky rose with pomegranate.  This  pinky chiffon was made with the easy and eco pomegranate dye.

 粉紫色的雪紡來自石檔汁液, 一個簡易的植物印染開始我 2015的 "粉紫溫柔" 一天.

 

 Last March when I was in Tel Aviv I strolled along the promenade, there're stalls of fresh pomegranate press juice.

 I bought one.  About one and half the fruit of a pomegranate to make a cup of the fresh juice, Sweet and tasty.

 

These days here the markets have many big and juicy imported pomegranates.  I tried the cold dye simply squeezed the seeds to get the red juice then mixed with little vinegar to dye the chiffon. 

Fabric was soaked with diluted vinegar water.  First put the half length to soak the red dye then again the one third length into the dye for overnight soaking.  I done two pieces to see the outcome.

 Mogi helped the lining.  Gradation from plain to purple.

Mogi found his haven

Dyes dispersed on this piece with marble pattern

This is accidentally effect from the dyes I soaked twice so dyes dispersed like marble

The long one with half the length gradation

He's napping and dreaming what to do next

Mogi, "what's mum's resolution this year?"

Mum, "playing with color, wool and travel are on my radar........."

Simple steps of pomegranate cold dye.

For my 3 yards of chiffon I squeeze one pomegranate seeds by hand, then mixe 4 spoon of vinegar.  Spraye silk chiffon with vinegar and put into the juice overnight.

Take it out but do not rinse out juice.  Better flat dry in air shade. If the fabric is boiled color becomes earthy.  

This is my first time of cold dyed silk chiffon with pomegranate juice.  Thought that for this kind of dye will not last too long but I will do something of not frequent washing.  Will see how it will be........