upcycling textiles
Create one-of-a-kind images on thrifted garments and textiles with botanical dyes! The "slow fashion" practice of upcycling is good for the planet, and connects us with the natural world. Often I combine techniques, adding layers of interest with color and shapes. Here's some samples from my studio :)
Before: white cotton shirt
Process: ecoprint, dye bath, hammer print, partial iron dip
Plants: sulfur cosmos, madder, marigold, dyer's coreopsis
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Before: white cotton pants and shirt
Process:
left - shibori with dyer's coreopsis and ecoprint with sulfur cosmos
center: dyer's chamomile dye bath with dyer's coreopsis shibori
right: ice dye with black hollyhock
Before: pink cotton jacket
Process: iron dip with sumac leaf ecoprint and hand-painted T-rex applique
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Before: white cotton napkin
Process: dye/mordant painting
Plants: sulfur cosmos, black hollyhock, blanket flower, marigold, oak leaf ink
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Before: white cotton shirt
Process: Shibori with red onion skin and ecoprint with sulfur cosmos and dyer's coreopsis
Before: white rayon dress
Process: madder root dye bath and chopped madder root bundle dye
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Before: white cotton garments
Process:
left - fresh dyer's coreopsis bundle dye
center: marigold dye bath
right: selective dye bath dips with dyer's coreopsis and dyer's chamomile​​
Before: white cotton shirt
Process: oak, three-leaf sumac and cotinus leaf ecoprint with an iron blanket
Before: vintage linen tablecloth
Process: sashiko (Japanese stitch resist)
Plants: black hollyhock dye bath
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Before: black and white cotton bag
Process: marigold dye bath and iron blanket with sumac leaf​​
Before: various white cotton textiles and white wool yarn
Process: dye vat made with fresh Japanese indigo leaves
Before: white cotton t-shirt
Process: dye/mordant stencil
Plants: sulfur cosmos, weld, marigold
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