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Natural Printing

1/16/2012

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from left to right; cochineal, brazilwood, osage, madder, fustic, logwood
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When I am dyeing textiles I feel at peace, but also highly charged.  It gets me vibrating with excitement (I can hear Lauren and Ali giggling at me).  It\s a phenomena I sometimes call yarn drunk, a term I first used with Ana while driving away from having bought a car load (literally) of hand-spun merino at a really good price.  If I remember correctly, my shear joy came out in the form of an ongoing evil cackle. 

I think I'll just say that yarn drunkenness applies to all textile related bliss, since I don't want to make y'all think I'm drinking my fabric dyes (dye drunk? hrmm I don't think so).

So, as the left evidence implies, I spent this weekend in bliss dyeing yarn swatches for a natural dye experiment I'm doing.  You'll hear more about that later.  Just know I am in my happy place :)
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  • About
    • About Janna
    • Artist Statement
    • Workshops
  • Weavings
    • New York Series >
      • Jefferson Park I
      • Jefferson Park II
      • Jefferson Park III
      • Jefferson IV
      • Jefferson Park V
      • Breather
      • About the series
    • Transitions Series >
      • Onward
      • Convergence
      • Plant Love
      • Blue blob whale ship
      • Madeira Park
  • Purchase
    • Available tapestries >
      • Jefferson Park V wool tapestry
      • Jefferson Park IV wool tapestry
    • Commission a Tapestry
  • Contact