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...
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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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Plein Air Hooking
On Friday I left my readers hanging about plein air hooking. The term plein air is a French term that means “plain air”. In some parts of the world it is referred to as plain air. It was used to describe artwork painted by artists who painted the landscape while...
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Weekly Review
I finished both “African Dream Mini” (10.5” x 15.25” - wool, silk, nylon on primitive linen - #6 cut) and “Hearts”! Both have a hanging sleeve on them. Next up is to cut dowels for the hanging system, find some cup hooks for them, and create Certificates of...
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What’s Up?
Upcoming plans.
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Weekly Review
Hi everyone! It’s been a productive week for me. I’ve been practicing my watercolour painting, preparing for another art trip. I’ve also started a small “African Dream” wall hanging for a friend. I drew the pattern on backing during my last retreat. It’s taken awhile...
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