Rubber stamps based on pattern of shaows on a garden chair

Really pleased with the dye results from the teasels… a blue/grey on the cotton and linen fabric and thread, and a khaki green on the yarn and woollen blanket. I’d be interested to try dyeing with them again, but maybe soaked for longer and more chopped up to see if I can get a stronger blue. I boiled the dye down to make an ink - the first attempt was a disaster as it boiled dry and then exploded all over a white wall (note to self: it stains!) But the second attempt worksed well and gave an unusual grey ink – a welcome addition to complete my sample sheet of natural ink samples.

I carved a rubber stamp based on a photo I took of shadows on a garden chair… it worked better when overprinted in a contrasting colour, or cut up into a grid collage.

A bit of a hiatus in the dyeing experiments as I need to mordant more fabric (my least favourite part of the dye process as it takes so long).