Liz had visited Handweavers Studio in London for a course using a rigid heddle loom.She had produced the fabric above.She is unable to use wool so had produced it with alternative fibres.While there she purchased some yarns in lovely blues created from recycled jeans.
She continues her quest to create her own 'mudcloth'.In the piece below she had experimented with yellow and purple pigments bought from Clearwell caves in the Forest of Dean.She had used freezer paper resists but found the hard edges less than pleasing.It was suggested she might use flour paste as a resist .It might give more organic ,irregular edges.
She had also brought her avocado dyed pieces.These fabrics had been left to steep in the dye bath ,giving a deeper colour.
She has heard the addition of washing soda to the dye bath gives a deeper red.....more avocados to be consumed to try this out.
Lastly a book form that is three dimensional,
made by pulling on the last edge.Could this be translated to fabric?
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