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Around Here

By: Lynda July 6, 2020July 6, 2020

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Where has this year gone? I can’t believe it’s July already! I’ve been spending a lot of time outside in the gardens, but let me tell you what else I’ve been up to.

Wet Cyan Printing Revisited

By: Lynda June 28, 2020July 6, 2020

Fabric paint, fabric printing, Uncategorized, wet cyanCyanotype, fabric printing, Jacquard Cyanotype, Marabu Fashion Sprays, wet cyan, wet cyan printing4 Comments

Recently I took some time to revisit wet cyan printing. Check out this post from last year about my first adventure with this process.

2020 Iris Parade

By: Lynda June 11, 2020June 28, 2020

dyeing, gardening, irisesasparagus patch, cherries, gardening, iris colorways, irises3 Comments

Now that the irises have bloomed, I wanted to document the 2020 iris parade here at Happy Acres. Sixteen bloomed and nine didn’t, bringing my total irises that I know about to 25.

Printing With More Found Objects

By: Lynda May 30, 2020June 3, 2020

Fabric paint, fabric printingfabric printing, fabric printing video, found objects, printing on fabric, printing with stamps4 Comments

It’s been almost a year since I wrote a post about printing fabric with found objects. Today I am showing you printing with more found objects. If you would rather watch my video, please scroll down to the bottom of this post.

How to: Painting Cheesecloth

By: Lynda May 19, 2020May 30, 2020

cheesecloth, fabric, Fabric paint, tutorialscheesecloth, painting cheesecloth, Setacolor transparent, tutorials6 Comments

I’ve been seeing a lot of art using cheesecloth lately, so I finally had to give it a try. However, before creating anything with this fabric I need to paint it.

Using clamshells in dyeing

By: Lynda May 14, 2020May 19, 2020

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We bought some persimmons awhile back that came in this interesting clamshell. I just couldn’t put it in the recycle bin. I had to try dyeing with it.

Love Old Hankies

By: Lynda May 8, 2020May 10, 2020

dyeing, low immersion, Thrift store findsdyeing, low immersion dyeing, thrift shop finds, vintage hankies6 Comments

I absolutely love old hankies. And I love to dye them. There is nothing like pulling a bit of color out of my purse or pocket on a cold dreary day to wipe my nose!

Using deColourant Mist

By: Lynda May 1, 2020May 8, 2020

Discharge, Jacquard deColourant, stencilsdeColorant, Jacquard deColourant, stencils8 Comments

I’ve been reorganizing my studio and found deColourant Mist that I’ve never used. This product is like bleaching, but to me is much easier and not as toxic.