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August 7, 2022
Dye bliss in Bali from Stitch and Yarn

Three images – a stone path through palm trees, natural coloured fabric drying on a clothesline and a white woman holding out her hands covered in blue dye.

I can't tell you how wonderful it is being out in the world again, and what joy to feel warm and away from a cold Melbourne winter. And that's just the start – the real fun has been spending six days at Threads of Life, batiking and dyeing fabric to my heart's content.

The first two days were spent in a workshop, or induction, as I got to learn about the studio and their processes as well as try out a number of different dye colours and batiking (which I hadn't done since my trip to Eswatini ...

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May 5, 2020
Indigo makes me happy from Art In Search

     Years ago, I bought a 10" Moda pack with Shibori fabric and sewed them all into HSTs. One quilt was made and given away long ago. 


     I finally finished the second one and quilted it. For the backing, I used indigo fabric I dyed over a year ago as an experiment in dyeing. It was not as dark as I wanted it, and I put together all the half yards for the backing. I love the backing and the front. Indigo is tough to dye, and although I love it, I don't think I am capable of dyeing my ...

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