Once I had been making dye using botanicals like eucalyptus leaves, black walnut hulls, avocado pits, and others, I decided to experiment with cochineal bugs. Yes, bugs! Or insects….they make a beautiful pink / scarlet natural dye. These bugs are a parasite to cactus like prickly pear where I live in the Sonoran …
This article is targeted to felters that use silk in their felted creations. I constantly walk through thrift stores and resale shops just touching fabrics, clothes and scarves to test myself on determining if the piece is silk or manmade material – polyester. Some polyester pieces look and feel so much like silk …
How do You Know if That Item You Bought is Silk? Read More »
I’ve always had an interest in art ever since Junior High (Middle School in some parts of the US). It’s funny how I stumbled into art in Junior High – it was only because I couldn’t qualify for choir! I sang so badly they wouldn’t take me – at that time choir was cool and …
Eco Printing – How Did I Learn About Eco Printing and Get Started… Read More »
