In the previous post, I described needing a storage container and finding myself immersed in sorting through a career’s worth of textile samples and explorations. Here is Part 2 of this archive, stitched and clamped resists on cotton and silk, using Procion MX dyes. This is a tradition more popularly known as tie dye, but it stems from a rich textile heritage that is very considered and carefully made.
Bound resist cotton, Procion MX dyes, by Astrid Hilger BennettBound resist cotton, Procion MX dyes, by Astrid Hilger BennettClamp resist cotton, Procion MX dyes, by Astrid Hilger BennettBound resist silk, Procion MX dyes, by Astrid Hilger BennettClamp resist on silk, Procion MX dyes, by Astrid Hilger BennettClamp resist and silk resist on silk, Procion MX dyes, by Astrid Hilger BennettStitch resist, silk
The colors and variety of techniques in these samples are amazing! How much fun to be able to look through them and remember things like “made while supervising a 3-year-old.” (I still use my napkins made from those fish fabrics.)
Astrid Bennett July 6, 2012
thank you, Linzee, for cheering me on during those kid-filled years!
The colors and variety of techniques in these samples are amazing! How much fun to be able to look through them and remember things like “made while supervising a 3-year-old.” (I still use my napkins made from those fish fabrics.)
thank you, Linzee, for cheering me on during those kid-filled years!