Experiments in Eco dying
Cotton again and a range of plant material here. I do not have a photo of just the sample so here it is in the block. The round yellow shapes are double coreopsis flowers. I have planted more coreopsis this year to experiment more with their imprints. The brownish leaf to the right is an autumn flowering plum, there is a cotinus in the centre and some small japanese maple leaves just poking up at the bottom. These were all bundled and steamed steamed with a light iron blanket and then stitched around. Again I have used tiny seed beads as enhancements
Once again to fit the sample in the photo I have had to take the photo at right angles to how it appears in the quilt. I have outlined stitched each of the leaves and veins, including the less prominent veins on the right hand leaf. Just a simple running stitch and then a cluster of seed beads at the base where the stem attaches
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