Weekly Review
Good morning everyone! It’s been a busy week. Monday I heard from my branding expert. She sent an email instructing me what to do with her files. Unfortunately I didn't have time to even look at her email till Thursday. Tuesday it rained and blew and thundered. I...
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Make Moves Monday
This past weekend we were busy cleaning out the house and preparing the yard for an upcoming tropical cyclone heading our way. Typical fall weather for here, but Hubby and I have never experienced one. We are a bit nervous, but we’re inland a bit so hopefully it won’t...
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Weekly Review
There’s been a lot happening this week. I put my website shop on vacation for an extended period of time, maybe for good. I’m debating rebuilding my entire website from scratch. I am frustrated with my inability to navigate WordPress and WooCommerce. I hope to consult...
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What’s up?
This week will be a bit of redirection in my studio. I have an appointment today to see about having a small wall hanging framed. I’m not sure how it will go. It’s a new custom framer. I’m hoping it’s not too expensive. I have other work that needs framing....
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Casserole Dyeing Fall Leaves
I’ve seen two or three videos or blog posts on dyeing fall leaves this past week. It seems every dyer has their own twist. Today I thought I’d tell you one of my ways to dye fall leaves. This way is not fast, but it gives fall colours. Plus you can dye larger pieces...
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Natural Dyeing Workshop
Hi everyone. I thought now would be a good time to review the results of the dye workshop with my niece last weekend. The workshop actually lasted from Thursday evening to Monday. Her request was to learn to dye patterns with vegetable dyes. She wanted bright colors...
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Natural Dyeing Resources
Resources used in my recent natural dyeing workshop.
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Natural Dyeing – Mordant Types
This a continuation of my mordant post last Friday. There are lots of mordants out there. Mordants cause dyes to be more lightfast, or to fade less. They act as a bridge to hold the dye to the fabric. Different types of fabrics use different mordants. Sometimes in...
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Natural Dyeing – Mordants
Hi everyone! This weekly review is a bit different. If you’ve followed along on my blog, Instagram (@jeanottosen), or Facebook (JLT Studios) you know I’ve been planning to do some natural dyeing. So this past week I prepared some nylon, wool, cotton, and silk for...
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My Portable Dye Kitchen
What goes into my portable dye kitchen?
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Weekly Review
Hello everyone. I’ve had a great week! We came back from Scots Bay, Nova Scotia earlier in the week. I spent the last day organizing myself for September. I have a niece who wants to learn natural dyeing. So I put together a bit of a binder of information and selected...
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Artist Retreat #3
I have been incredibly blessed this summer. I just finished my third artist retreat for the summer. We went back to Scots Bay, Nova Scotia for the weekend. This time I focused on plein air hooking. I took all my miscellaneous leftover “worms” - strips of wool and silk...
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