Elizabeths quarters: a blog about quilts, yarns and the fabric of life for anyone interested in textiles and craft.
Rust Dyeing: Rusty metal is a really interesting material to dye with. It produces a warm orange and brown color and you can make patterns with it. Take a look how I dyed fabric with rusty sheets!
A blog about, knitting, sewing and a bit of felting. Some free knitting and sewing patterns and craft ideas.
Posts about Rust Dyeing written by hinzkj
Sandy Pratt and Libby Barringer refer to their rust dyeing as their “weird obsession.” While perhaps not your typical fabric patterning technique, it’s easy to see how it could turn into a passion. You’ll be able to see samples yourself at the Martha’s Vineyard Mini Maker Faire on May 11. It all started just about …
Long-term readers of this blog may remember that a couple of years ago our house was really badly flooded when the water tank in the loft overflowed while we were on holiday. :-( We came back to a ghastly mess, but since then the house has been redecorated and we've got on with our lives.…
assorted rusted objects Examples of rust dyeing fabric wrapped around a rusted horseshoe Ingredients: PFD (prepari...
It is week 3 of my Irresistible Dyeing Techniques class at the NSCCD . In the first couple of weeks we explored different shibori techn...
Experiments with rusty items, acrylic paint and plants. Mark making on fabric and paper.
LuAnn Kessi
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My curiosity got the better of me yesterday afternoon. Since the vinegar speeds the rusting process, I knew the masonry nails and washers wo...
Gallery - Workshop: Dyeing and printing with rust
Dyeing and mark making with rust workshop run by Jule Mallett (website: julemallett.uk Facebook: Jule Mallett)
LuAnn Kessi
mixed media textile artist
When we moved in, one of the first things we did was clean up what is now the goat stall and holding area (where the herd hangs while the four big girls are being milked). We found pile after pile of old rusty metal. Hooks, nails, stakes, chains, saw blades, hammer heads, horse shoes... you name it, we found it - caked
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Tips and Tricks for working with fabrics created with natural iron oxide.
