Friday 23 September 2016

Rust dyeing

Been experimenting with using long strips of khadi paper and japanese papers with rusted washers, steel discs and tea. I left them for 3 days to cure. I've also got a delicious piece of Lawn that had sat on top of the paper to keep the moisture in. So have ended up with 2 lovely papers and a cloth. 
An old linen sheet, dyed with tea and a piece of rusted corrugated iron,a friend found buried in her allotment. The sheet is very thin in places and has beautiful darns which I hope to add it now or patch. Looking forward to stitching this soon. 
Isn't it a gorgeous piece of rust with two rods I found on St Ives beach. 



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