Category Archives: Dyeing

Printing and Ice Dyeing

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Liz Plummer

Here are the remaining pieces of fabric created by my recent mark making session: I can’t quite remember what I did for this but I think I squeezed thin red dye solution from a squeezy bottle and then sprayed the … Continue reading →

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More dyed fabric

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Liz Plummer

This fabric was dry painted – using a brush that had been cut irregularly to produce a more  random edge with most of the dye shaken off, it was brushed across the fabric repeatedly, using different colours and shades.  I … Continue reading →

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Mark Making on Fabric

Posted on March 11, 2012 by Liz Plummer

Here are some of the dyed and printed fabrics I promised to blog about.  I bought Claire Benn and Leslie Morgan’s latest book, Making Your Mark and so I decided to have a good play using the techniques outlined by them. … Continue reading →

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Archi-texture

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Liz Plummer

That was the latest challenge theme for the International Quilt Challenge and you can see my interpretation of it here. I’m sorry I’ve been a bit absent recently but I have been doing a lot, honest!   I think that I’m … Continue reading →

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Yummy buttons and fun with snow dyeing

Posted on February 3, 2010 by Liz Plummer

Around Christmas time I treated myself to a few of Lisa Peter’s gorgeous raku buttons – I love her pottery and I had a hard time deciding which to buy.  I love the earthy feel of these three…. Also around … Continue reading →

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Yummy, luscious compost dyed fabric!

Posted on March 13, 2009 by Liz Plummer

Unless you’re a gardening afficionado, the words ‘yummy’ and ‘luscious’ don’t really appear together with the word ‘compost’ but wait till you see this fabric I just rinsed!! A couple of years ago I bought the DVD Markmaking with Nature … Continue reading →

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