Monday, May 26, 2014

Fabric Dyeing……FUN STUFF



Fabric Dyeing




It was a beautiful, hot day.  I am batching 

hand dyed fabrics out in the sunshine!






Baby Clothes:


Onesies







Bamboo Socks…..they take the dye so well!









Crib Sheets, Pillowcases and lots of socks







Lilac and Raspberry Dyes





After batching in the sunshine...



time to get them washed and dried.







I passed the time by cleaning up.






Here is all the FUN STUFF:


Onesies







Baby Hats








Crib Sheets







Pillowcases….For Me








Even tiny baby bamboo socks…

This was lots of FUN!




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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Saturday, May 24, 2014

A New Family…….Slideshow



This is why I have been busy all spring

making baby quilts



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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Fabric Dyeing......Continued 3


These hand dyes were soaked in soda ash,

Pleated and placed in trays,

2 different dyes were applied...























































I was able to hand dye 39 yards of fabric in April...

It was a GOOD month!












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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Monday, May 12, 2014

Fabric Dyeing.....Continued 2


The following hand dyes were soaked in

soda ash, scrunched into a container,

a different dye color added to each end

of the container, then the colors blend into

the middle section of the container.


These are some of my favorites to create:













































I have pleated gradients to show you soon!

More to come...


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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Sunday, May 11, 2014

Fabric Dyeing at the Palace...



I devoted the month of April to

Hand Dyeing Fabric...



The following fabrics are pleated:


This is what a full piece of random pleats looks like.




I have lots more to show, so they are folded and

stacked on the table for photographing:


4 different pleated hand dyes...







5 different pleated hand dyes...







5 more...







3 more......17 total 



All those pleats and colors make for a wild fabric!





Close Up Images:

































I have lots more hand dyes to show you...




More To Come...



CLICK HERE to view: more hand dyed fabrics




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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi