Thursday 7 July 2016

It's That Time of Year


I am cooking up black Walnuts
and fighting off the squirrels
who consider them a great delicacy.
Hanging on the bird feeder to dry are
an old doily
some overdid pink linen
and cheesecloth.
I like to remember to put in a piece of cheesecloth
in my dye pots
because I often stitch it to the back of my work
so that people can just get a glimpse of the 
stitching on the reverse.


Diane and I have also been pressing leaves
and steaming them amidst bundles of papers.
This one...a bit yellow for me
but love the blue curve.
I tried to keep notes but can't remember!


Now, this sheet is my course!
Love it.


I remember the tiny leaves were blueberry leaves.


Do you see the Maple keys?
Nice clear prints of them and the Japanese Maple Leaf.

8 comments:

  1. These are lovely. They look quite ephemeral.

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  2. These are lovely. They look quite ephemeral.

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  3. It's hard to keep notes when you're having fun, isn't it!

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  4. I have enjoyed the last few posts about natural dyeing and the stitched mighty rock. You have been really very busy this early summer. xo

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  5. It is so lovely to be taken into your world and see the plants and landscape that influence you. thank you for sharing it.

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  6. Some beautiful results there. xx

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  7. Out of curiosity, could you over-dye (over-print?) the yellow that you dislike?

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