dye experiments & development
I thought I’d share a collection of images from one of my dyeing experiments some few months ago. The simple techniques were just an excuse to familiarise myself with the dyeing process and gain some confidence. Taking inspiration from pink carnations and a vibrant slice of pink agate, I chose to work with silk jersey, feathers and a silky nylon-mix fabric to start.
I’ve been straying away from this kind of post for a while. Please let me know if you are interested in seeing more.
The original plan was to create a dip dyed feather neckpiece (although not in pink). I lost interest in the end. The feathers above were to test an idea. A fringe made of soft goose plumage was intended for the main piece.
hand dyed silk / agate geode slice / hand dyed fabric pompoms
I attempted to create a kind of dip dyed, washed out effect on the pompoms.
Almost like a reverse look of the carnation petals.
carnation flower heads -
such a generic choice of inspiration, but they sure are pretty.
Although I have now lost interest in dip dyeing the silk, I do still plan on further dye related experiments. Finding the perfect shade of navy to pair with this vintage brass collar would be a good start.
marabou feathers / silk jersey / ribbed viscose / sliced agate / carnations / vintage coral specimen /
sketchbook packed with further samples and dye colour formulas
On a shop related note, thank you VERY much for all the support with the new website! Can’t believe it has almost been a week since the launch.
I have also really appreciated your comments and suggestions in the previous post.
Closer, further detailed photographs will soon be added to the product pages and I have been talking to my web developer about some kind of navigation bar at the top or side rather than solely at the bottom. Sometimes times I like a little too much white space.
If you have any further suggestions I’d love to hear them.
image credit: personal photography
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29 Responses to dye experiments & development
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this is so lovely! i've seen folks screen print feathers, but not dye them! what a great idea!
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oh I love this, the colours, the softness. agate is so beautiful
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I love everything you post! Really. Posts like this are great. I just love your experiments and inspirations.
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Wow these are great! Very creative! I'd love to see more of your work! xx
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Beautiful, and I think your feather neck piece sounds interesting too.
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very pretty, and I for one am definitely interested in reading more post like this one! :)
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Kate: ha ha, I'd probably find that magical now. I used to love those 'grow your own crystals' sets.
Thanks everyone, I might start doing an occasional post on jewellery out-takes or something.
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I love seeing all your experiments! Everything you make is very inspiring! I have not made / drawn in quite some time and seeing your work makes me want to get out of my rut and back into being creative.
Very very lovely!
P.S – I totally adored your post on colour inspiration (dip dying, colour saturated imagery)
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Those are such pretty images!
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these are so unbelievably pretty.
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I love the carnations! I'm very interested to how you dyed them!
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I love the experimentation too. The testing along the way has it's own beauty.
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your experiments are all so beautiful
very inspiring -
trina's reality: the carnations were just a source of inspiration, I didn't dye them. Hope I wasn't misleading! Here's a link to dying them with food colouring: http://www.ehow.com/how_4873502_dye-carnation-color-want.html
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love! love! love!
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Pink color feathers, flowers had a lot more impact in viewing, creativity is the key source to implement the idea.
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I quite like the idea of hand dying feathers. I may have to use this as a project for masks I have lying around.
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I've been so obsessed with druzy agate for necklace, too. Your blog is so pretty and I love visiting it!
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thanks Amanda, always a fan of Lace & Tea :)
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wow this is so gorgeous!
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Colors are great! especially on the flowers.
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these are so lovely ! really creative, and the colour palette is gorgeous.
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The feathers look lovely! How exactly did you go about dying them?
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Hi I know you’ve posted this somewhere but I can’t seem to find it anywhere. But how do you make your pom poms? Thank you.
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Also what materials do you use to make your pom poms?
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These are gorgeous. I would love to see more!
On a random note- I used to buy white carnations in middle school and put them in water with food coloring. I thought it was so magical to see them turn colors!