felt furoshiki and why i live to dye

rather a lot of pictures and all of the same piece

it began as a 'class sample' during the 

enfoldments retreat back in September

went on the to the fieldworks class in Brisbane

where it was my evening stitching amusement

and had its first immersion in the dyepot

using windfalls gathered on an early morning wandering

[that's where it picked up the darker purplish marks]

last week i bundled it up with some 

Eucalyptus crenulata*

a favourite due to its rich spicy fragrance

the reason i'm so excited about this small piece

is that the leaves have printed quite different colours

where they cross fibres of different provenance

deep red on wool stitching

and

oddly

green across some of the silks [even though they are also protein fibres]

the whirled is full of marvellous mysteries 

miss martha doesn't give tuppence for any of this nonsense
she has better things to do



* this species is beloved of gardeners but endangered in its natural habitat...the Acheron Valley in Victoria