I’ve been out of town on a trip up north and stopped into the San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles. Unfortunately, they are between shows and didn’t have too much on display but there was a small display of quilts from Gloria Hansen that are worth stopping by for if you are [...]
yesterday was our 5 year anniversary (no we’re not married!) and phil took me outside to kiss me in the moonlight of an almost full moon. it was lovely, large, and kind of orangey, low on the horrizon . i’m here alone today waiting for my people to come home realizing this is the [...]
I finally had to break down and get a new burner. The old one lasted about a year and a half
of pretty much constant use. Never did fry a turkey in hot oil though- I prefer the oven for that!
So with that done, I continued on testing out the Colorhue dyes- which I [...]
is -a series of actions, changes, or functions bringing about a result
another definition of shibori. would you agree?
just working today. taking more photos and filling orders.
also contemplating the business of craft. yikes!
looks like spinach and butternut squash- colorhue dyes
I’m testing out several new things today along with the regular production. I’m trying out a couple new ribbon widths
in a new fabric-crepe back satin-also bias cut. In addition, I’m testing out a new dyeset for some teaching I’ll be doing later
this year in Houston as [...]
a couple of posts back i was “what-iffing” and started playing with some eggcrates. my idea was to use them to mold some fabric (3mm silk gauze) by compressing it between two of the eggcrates thereby creating texture on the silk. i further enhanced the idea by drilling holes in the peaks and valleys [...]
i’ll always love a holiday that celebrates my favorite color. it appropriately comes at my favorite time of year-spring- when all the new greens are appearing everywhere. i guess i consider march spring since i live in southern california.
i’ve never seen this though and think it would be great fun-
Chicago River dyed green [...]
I did manage to get a bit of experimenting in among the production work yesterday and it was a bit of a disappointment. You know how when you’re in the shower with the hot water running over your head or standing ironing yards of silk you get these ideas of things you want to [...]
Here in So Cal it was spring all weekend. I was inspired to work in the yard and enjoy all the things that were in bloom.
apricots, plums, and peaches for starters…
picked oranges and lemons
avocado in bloom as well-my variety is ready in December
planted a pomegranate tree - a gift
the persimmon is leafing out- another fall [...]
dyed hands
Originally uploaded by iamtonyang
A recent comment from neki rivera (neki desu) at A Moveable Feast got me looking for info on sukomo (composted indigo) and I came across this site which had somehow escaped my notice. There is a great section on indigo [...]
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