break down printing and bleaching/over dyeing

Yesterday I taught a workshop break down printing and bleaching/over dyeing. In the morning we prepared the screens for the break down printing and in the afternoon we clamped/wrapped fabric before it went into a bleach bath. After rinsing and anti chlor treatment the bundles of fabric were dyed with procion dyes. Next weekend the 2nd part of the break down printing - the actual printing - will be done. I forgot to take pictures, but luckily there are pictures on the blogs of Corinne, Mia, Hannie en Suze. Check back later, if the pictures are not yet uploaded. If you are interested in this workshop and if you are able to travel to Almere, let me know maybe we can plan something.

workshop by Dijanne Cevaal

Dijanne Cevaal is at the moment in the Netherlands and she gave a workshop yesterday which I attended. We started with an inspirational picture, see picture at the left. I had picked a picture of a fruiting body of the Fatsia Japonica. Based on this picture we had to select a part and translate that into fabric. The next step was to change this, for instance by picking a different set of colors, or by changing the size, zooming in on a piece or whatever. As you can see my second step was a combination of both different colors and zooming in. Both journal quilts are not yet finished as my sewing machine was acting up.
The bonus of the workshop was that Dijanne had brought a couple of her quilts with her and I was able to take a good look at them. I can only say that they are awesome! If you want to see more or read about her musings, this is the link to her blog: http://origidij.blogspot.com