Wednesday 18 April 2012

the flotsam dress

i promised my students i would show them how it turned out
so here are some quick images of the flotsam dress
now that it's dry and the shibori stitching has been removed

Kaz Madigan over at Curiousweaver has some shots of the bundle being undone [in the rain]

rather better images than mine
shot against the sun this morning



doesn't look too spectacular from a distance
the devil is in the detail



















sea fossils on cloth,  perhaps





16 comments:

  1. Oh wow! the beauty in the details is stunning.

    ReplyDelete
  2. Thats really beautiful, stunning.

    ReplyDelete
  3. wowsa - it's just a delight up close - I'll bet its far better in real life though.....I love the shape of the dress too (I can really see myself in one of these....... I really MUST learn how to sew my own clothes!)

    ReplyDelete
  4. I love the giant seaweed "snake" in Kaz's photo - brings a whole new perspective to bundling xxoo

    ReplyDelete
  5. love the movement of the patterns and the quirky negative space. seaweed is a great description!

    ReplyDelete
  6. I strongly challenge any claims of this dress not being spectacular from a distance. Both the depth and variety of colour and the dreamy draping make for happy heart and eyes, even before closeups. x Maria

    ReplyDelete
  7. the layering of pattern and hue is astonishing.

    ReplyDelete
  8. The soft colours are beautiful and the details are stunning.

    ReplyDelete
  9. Beautifully flowing and mysterious marks and colors, also love the seaweed snake from Kaz's photo too.

    ReplyDelete
  10. wow India..these images look amazing to me. The dress and it's detail looks stunning, such beautiful colours. I am so excited about being on your w/shop later this yearxxlynda

    ReplyDelete
  11. Simply elegant in colors and textures! Peace, mary Helen Fernandez Stewart

    ReplyDelete
  12. Oh, boy...spectacular markings!

    ReplyDelete
  13. really so gorgeous - to me like a storm captured inside of threads

    ReplyDelete
  14. Wow, just wow....found your blog through some bloghopping, I will sure be back!

    ReplyDelete
  15. everybody has said it already, but that dress is just gorgeous, India, shape colour, and all the details. one would hang it up on the wall as a piece of art when not wearing it, but it looks a wonderful thing to wear too. and then on your next blog the instructions to make the shape! you are unbelievably generous.

    ReplyDelete