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I don't know where the time goes...

2/8/2014

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So, I had wanted to post about my trip to Skye and Loch Awe, the beautiful Scottish winter, spring and summer skies.
 I had wanted to post about my helper cat Miro who purrs his head off when I give him a piece of tissue paper to sit on, keeping him away from disrupting my fabrics. This same good natured cat who was so grumpy when I put the indigo vat in his sunbathing spot. He took his position and stared at it!!
I had wanted to post about making dye from ivy in my garden and about the other promising plants.
I had wanted to post about the inspiration I got from India Flint's work, the plants I bundled in silk and the surprises emerging after a few days or a week. 
Well, I start with introducing my helper Miro.
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Indigo in Miro's sunbathing spot!

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I had the opportunity to go to some fabulous workshops to do with natural dyeing. One was with India Flint this year in Newburgh. Look at http://www.indiaflint.com 
This was a wonderful experience!
We made river books with drawings, poems and plants. There was so much, I'll be writing more about that soon.

One smaller part was creating a paper and fabric book which I damaged by giving it a gentle squeeze when wet... can you imagine?!! So at home I put it on the floor in my studio for drying and repair. Miro was eying it up straight away. He likes to sit on it and scratch, not a happy cat when the door to the studio remained closed.
Here is the piece repaired and stitched together again with green tea dyed silk and linen, not perfect but I am happy.







In the meantime having withdrawal symptoms I ordered India's book on Bundle dyeing from the Blurb website. http://www.blurb.co.uk/books/5423526-the-bundle-book
I can't wait to see it appear in my letter box!
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    My name is Johanna Mechelina, owner of Mechelina Studios. I love working with textiles and natural dyes.

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