Penelopeslinenloft

Really pleased with how this piece turned out. This is antique handloomed hemp I purchased from Penelopeslinenloft on etsy. Oh, and the cute bit is it's french.
Iron was the mordant and it was simmered over a camp fire. I have no idea which Eucalyptus leaves they were. I try to pickup as silver hued as possible.

The Cackling Witch

Brianna really likes her music teacher Celeste. She wanted to make something for her birthday so we came up with this. I dyed the silk ciffon scarf with KraftKolour's citrus colour and gave it to Brianna to put rubber bands up and down the length of it to create 'resist' areas. Once that was done, I overdyed it in Wild Raspberry to create the delicious dark fushia colour. Bri says Celeste loved it.


What else have I been up to? Well, Rae is at Halls Gap selling our wares at the annual textile event and so I have been cooking up clothes with the silver leafed eucalyptus we have in Warrandyte. When it's hot, the leaves become more silver and I seem to be able to coax more colour from them. I've put some fabric pieces in the shop today because I have SO MANY ! I didn't relize how much I put in the pots when I'm in the zone.




Also keeping me busy is the small piece I'm stitching at the moment out of the scraps from Venice I sent to TheThreadStudio. I'll post those results hopefully this week.

Where oh where have I gone?

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1. Felted Net Scarf Wrap, 2. Little Blue Jug, 3. blanket and button brooches, 4. Patio rojo, 5. Voices from the Past (2), 6. bright night, 7. Untitled, 8. RAW52, #31, TADA365 #214 Etched house ring - WIP, 9. fabrics dyed with red onions, 10. winter whities, 11. Sukienka, 12. TADA365 #213 Cat & fishbone earrings, 13. freeform lace14. Not available15. Not available16. Not available

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1. alice in wonderland, 2. bobby the bunny # 2, 3. freeform lace, 4. blue moon (detail 1), 5. Untitled, 6. Voices from the Past (2), 7. danielchang, 8. encomenda, 9. Summer holidays, 10. # 1322 "After The Rain", 11. French Lace Curtains, 12. WTM Word to Mother (detail) - IMG_9719 copy, 13. Profond brooch14. Not available15. Not available16. Not available

silk cashmere


Destashing, I have finally given up on using ribbon, never going to happen so I've washed and ironed it, off to etsy with you.


Voile hankie eco dyed with bottle caps and weak onion skin bath.


We have Torturous Tuesdays at my house. Bri and friends come over and do homework at my kitchen table. Even the little one sits up. I have to feed them and supply lollies.


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Wrong way around but this silk fabric already dyed using acid dyes. I put on eucalyptus leaves and simmered. I like the effect.


muslin, doiley, voile and silk all eco dyed. Except the ribbon, thats all acid dye!


Over dyed fabric. I love ironing it dry, because all of the variations become evident. This piece is quite vibrant. I have sent it to Marina, Im overdyeing silk pieces to make them more interesting and then destashing them. I have no room and more stuff in my studio than I will ever use. I feel quite stifled creatively because of it.


Yes, well, it's been a challenge. My old computer has passed on- kicked the bucket, dropped it's bundle, choked, deceased, crossed over and generally died. it's difficult for a computer savvy person like me to blog without it. I have to wait for other family members to leave their computers unatttended. AND THEY DON'T! Anyway, to proove I have not given up blogging, i took photos in the hope someone would allow me to mishandle their computer.

What does a dyer do on her day off?

Dye of course! But, this time with tree resin and ash from the fire. Sorry no 'before' pics, or pics of the tree. I can tell you I picked red/ black resin off the bark of a Eucalyptus tree on the banks of the Goulburn river and placed it in an enamel pot to simmer with a handful of white ash from a fire made from Eucalyptus wood. I simmered the concoction for about 45 minutes and left it to cool. ( I did not stir or cackle like a witch in Macbeth. Rinsed it off in the river ( which is rich with tannins) and out with a lovely hand stitched linen (or cotton, I can never tell which) doiley that someone had lovingly stitched years ago. I found this treasure in a Warrandyte Op- shop. The shirt front is linen- very good quality, never worn. ( Buttons would not do up over a certain area) So any item of clothing that offends me by reminding me I am not a size 12 ( or 14, or......) gets ripped up and redyed. My other dye attempt with leaves sucked, so I will have to try it again. You live and learn....