Yesterday I shared with you some snow dyeing where I used two dye colors. Now to show you how one dye splits into lots of colors. For the following projects I used Dharma #154 Brushed Steel. When I used it in low immersion dyeing, this is the color I got. It’s pretty much what I…
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Sunday Roundup: November 17
First I wanted to thank everyone who entered my 4th year blog anniversary giveaway last week. I appreciate all of your kind words about the blog. I felt so much love! Congrats to Bev, Jaime, Mary and Mary. I’ll be mailing those giveaways this week. Thanks again everyone for helping me celebrate! Just a few…
Read MoreGelli Plate Printing: The Ghost Image
I’ve been gelli plate printing for awhile now and have found I really like the second or the ghost image better than the original. I thought it would be fun to put together a short video for those of you who haven’t tried printing with these plates. I’m using textile paints on fabric, but this…
Read MoreHappy 4th Year Blog Anniversary Giveaway
Congrats to Bev, Jaime, Mary and Mary! Thanks to everyone who entered! I can’t believe it! Today I’ve been blogging here for 4 years. For those of you who’ve not been around here since then, Bloom, Bake & Create came into being because of another website I blogged at called Heartwriting. Heartwriting was all about…
Read MoreColor Magnet Q & A
Thank you all for reading my blog post this past Tuesday on Lynn’s Smudged Textile Studio website all about one of my favorite products, Jacquard Color Magnet. Since I heard from several of you with questions, I thought I’d make a blog post answering them. First off, Jan left me a Speakpike voice mail. Unfortunately,…
Read MoreJacquard Color Magnet – my new love
Today I am the October guest blogger on Lynn Krawczyk’s Smudged Textiles Studio about this great product, Jacquard Color Magnet. Come on over to Lynn’s website and let me tell you about some of my experiments with this new love of mine. In a nutshell, less dye is best if you want a strong contrast. …
Read MoreDaren’s Indigo Dyeing Class
On Saturday I attended Daren Redman’s Indigo Dyeing Class at Carnegie Center for the Arts & History in New Albany, Indiana. First of all I have to mention that I really love this beautiful place with plenty of room for exhibits and classes. I stopped by there in June to see the Form not Function…
Read MoreEvi’s Silk Painting Class
I’ve been looking for a class that I could take that would push me out of my comfort zone. I found that in Evi’s Silk Painting Class. When I take classes I not only learn new things, but recognize even more things about me. In this class I recognized that I am really into control.…
Read MoreThe Printed Fabric Bee
Good Monday Morning! I am so excited to share with you a new project I will be involved with for the next 12 months. Lynn Krawczyk and Lisa Chin created this group and invited me to be part of this project with nine other fabric artists. The Printed Fabric Bee is a printed fabric…
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