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this post has nothing to do with politics.
Sometimes, color is just good for my soul. I can't knock the subtlety and power of a fine charcoal portrait -- not when I've been aspiring to that craft myself -- but sometimes there's a void that only color can fill.
Today I committed Low-Water Immersion Dyeing, ala Ann Johnston's Color By Accident. I didn't do much in the way of actually following her instructions, but I did burn through half the tie-dye cords I've had sitting around and used up all seven white t-shirts in the "do something with or get rid of these" pile. I know the color will dull once the fabric dries, but ... yum! So much color!
(photos pending, once they're washed and dried. They'll be less colorful, then, but it's better if no-one remembers how vivid they were when they first came out of the dyebath. Next time I'll be using higher-quality dyes, but this was good enough, for a project made up entirely of "stuff I happened to have on-hand.")
ETA: Posted photos
Today I committed Low-Water Immersion Dyeing, ala Ann Johnston's Color By Accident. I didn't do much in the way of actually following her instructions, but I did burn through half the tie-dye cords I've had sitting around and used up all seven white t-shirts in the "do something with or get rid of these" pile. I know the color will dull once the fabric dries, but ... yum! So much color!
(photos pending, once they're washed and dried. They'll be less colorful, then, but it's better if no-one remembers how vivid they were when they first came out of the dyebath. Next time I'll be using higher-quality dyes, but this was good enough, for a project made up entirely of "stuff I happened to have on-hand.")
ETA: Posted photos
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and, I've got nearly enough tie-dye now to wear it every day for a week. then I can wash it and do it again!