Taking Stitches: Indigo, Kantha, Knitting. Smiles

just so you know:  i've been doing more than just squirreling away tomatoes, apples, squash & pumpkins

i've been taking stitches too

 

finally completed the knitting on this bag ... it needed a lining to protect the fibers from stretching ... i chose an Amy Butler home dec weight called, August Fields

 

 i quilted the lining and added 4 pockets ... it has 3 inch gusset for extra roominess ... now the final steps are to add a closure ... sew the lining down along the top edge and add a decorative button on the flap

 

 i really like the aqua and gold against the blue

 i'm still obsessed with figures stitched on indigo  -- i sketch on paper in my notebook ... when i've one i like

 i stitch it with kantha running stitches on small pieces of japanese indigo that i've saved for a long while

this is a variegated Reynolds yarn called "smile" ... it's mostly wool with a tad bit of acrylic ... on size 10 needles it knits into a great fabric ...  i'm loving it!

updates on this last project ..... later

Doing what comes naturally......

On this July day:

mid-70s temp

clear, dry air

bright blue sky

with lots of sunshine

A grand day altogether for doing what comes naturally.

Below are some images from my natural dyeing notebook:

Tansy for yellows

and also yarrow and dahlia

Rose Mallow gives a pale soft pink-y beige

Marigolds, of course

Flowers grown in my perennial border for

cutting, for dyeing, and visual enjoyment
My vegetable dyeing produced a soft palatte on cotton:

here are fabrics dyed with basil, woad, tansy, yarrow,

rose mallow, marigold and dahlia and more

These cottons are dyed from purchased dyestuffs:

here are

cochineal, logwood and indigo