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Musings about what I do with my natural, compost, and rust dyed fabrics, ribbons, and fibers.
Tuesday, August 29, 2017
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Tuesday, June 20, 2017
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Natural Dyed Bundles
Beat the heat and use it as a means to dye your fabrics for you, easy peasy!
Lay out your fabric, sprinkle with dye stuffs such as onion skins, finely ground tree barks, walnut shells, etc., wrap tightly, soak with vinegar, wrap tightly in aluminum foil, or plastic wrap, and place in a sunny area that gets really hot, like your garden shed roof, or deck off of your house.
Allow to remain bundled for a couple of days.
After a couple of days open your bundle and allow to air dry.
After it's "cured" open your bundle, remove the vegetation, and rinse your bundle prior to washing.
I wash my fabrics with a gentle detergent.
To learn more check out my eBook Compost Dyeing and Other Fermentation Dyeing Techniques.
Thursday, June 15, 2017
Solar Dyeing Season is Here!!!
Now is the perfect time to start a solar dye vat, all you need is a sturdy glass jar, a lid that'll seal tightly, and some natural dye elements such as coreopsis blossoms, oak bark, onion skins, etc.
Add these items to the jar, add your scoured and pre-mordanted fabrics, top of with water, seal jar with lid, and place in a hot sunny location.
Depending on the temperature, and the dye stuffs used you should have lovely piece of naturally dyed fabric within one to ten days.
Remove from jar, rinse, and the give a good wash using a gentle soap, dry, and your fabric is ready to use in your next project.
To learn more about natural dyes click here.
Thursday, May 25, 2017
Thursday, March 02, 2017
Indigo Blues: Surface Design with Natural Dyes
Indigo Blues: Surface Design with Indigo
Starts March 28th
Indigo Blues: Surface Design with Indigo is a comprehensive Four Week online course which is a one-stop resource for anyone wishing to learn the art of Surface Design with Indigo.
During the Four Week course you develop a solid foundation of the concepts of Surface Design using Indigo.
I will teach you the necessary core skills needed to create beautiful art cloth with Indigo!
During this Four Week course you will also learn about the history of surface design with indigo from ancient times to modern times.
Topics Covered Include:
- Immersion Dyeing
- Bound Resists including Shibori
- Potato Starch, Gutta, and a non-toxic glue resist for immersion dyeing
- Fabric painting with indigo
- Mono printing, stamping, gelatin plate printing
- Screen printing You will screen print with Rust and Tannin Patterning Techniques via screen printing as a Final BONUS LESSON.
As part of my private Facebook community, you’ll discover a global community of students, and friends, to support and to inspire you.
My passion is for you to experience the joy of working with indigo, and to learn which type of indigo vat works best for you!
Downloadable videos, which means you will have lifetime access.
Downloadable handouts, so that you can print out the information to use in your studio.
Access to my Facebook Community.
JOIN NOW AT http://kbaxterpackwood.com/wordpress/online-classes-workshops/indigo-blues/
Wednesday, March 01, 2017
Basic Blues: Five Indigo Vats, Five Different Ways!
Starts March 20th
Basic Blues: Five Indigo Vats, Five Different Ways is a comprehensive Five Week online course which is a one-stop resource for anyone wishing to learn the art of dyeing fabric, fibers, and yarn, with indigo.
During the Five Week course you develop a solid foundation to start, maintain, trouble shoot, and revive FIVE different types of Indigo vats.
I will teach you the skills necessary to use Indigo safely, and how to create different values of blue from palest blue to the deepest of blues. You will learn the secrets to creating beautiful blue fabrics, that are not only light fast, but the indigo won’t crock off of your fabric, fibers, and yarns.
During this Five Week course I will also teach you about the history of indigo, its origins as a dye, the different types of indigo plants, the chemistry behind the elusive dye, and its applications other than as a dye.
You will work with Rust and Tannin Patterning Techniques as a Final BONUS LESSON.
As part of my private Facebook community, you’ll discover a global community of students, and friends, to support and to inspire you.
My passion is for you to experience the joy of working with indigo, and to learn which type of indigo vat works best for you!
Downloadable videos, which means you will have lifetime access.
Downloadable handouts, so that you can print out the information to use in your studio.
Access to my Facebook Community.
Thursday, February 16, 2017
Thursday, February 09, 2017
Early Bird Registration Opens Today!
Early Bird Registration Opens Today
for BOTH
Basic Blues and Indigo Blues!
Early Bird Price $59 per Class
Regular Price $79 Begins on March 1st!
Wednesday, January 25, 2017
Quilted Expressions Exhibition at the Blanden
Join me this Saturday
the
Quilted Expressions Opening!!!
Blanden Memorial Art Museum, Fort Dodge, Iowa
January 28th from 3pm to 5pm
Artist Talk 3:30pm
Exhibit runs January 28th thru April 15th
Monday, January 02, 2017
Mixed Media with Earth Pigments Live Stream
I will be hosting a mixed media with earth pigments live stream tomorrow evening on Facebook!!!
Join me as I experiment with earth pigments, and more.
January 3rd, 7pm CST
Sunday, November 20, 2016
Registration is NOW OPEN for Basic Blues!
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Wednesday, November 16, 2016
Cretacolor Colored Charcoal Sticks
These arrived yesterday. I was stunned at how well the colors match my earth pigment, ocher, and clay painted fabrics.
My only regret is I wish I had ordered them sooner. Tis okay I shall be streaming in the very near future using these beasts to color fabric and paper, along with my earth pigments and soy emulsion!
Friday, October 28, 2016
Fields Series In Progress
After painting thirty six 6x6 inch pieces and eleven 4x6 inch pieces of fabric yesterday I'm not feeling the love today for the larger pieces, this one is 16x16 inches.
To be honest, I may stick the top one in the washer in hopes that most of the color comes off and repaint the piece, it's just now speaking to me right now.
But the longer I push, the better things are getting this afternoon. 14x14 inch cotton fabric.
I'm finding that I was a whole lot looser with the smaller pieces, though the 4x6 inch pieces were starting to push the limits. 14x14 inch cotton fabric.
I have four more 14x14 inch pieces of fabric to paint, and five more 16x16 inch pieces. All of which will need to be machine stitched before mounting to the canvas frames.
Thursday, October 27, 2016
A New Series is Born!
A new series has presented itself and has demanded to be created! Last night I painted the first of the fabrics for my new "Fields" series. I live streamed the painting session, and also threw down a challenge if you're interested in participating.
The fabric this morning after it has dried. Color loss of 50% is not uncommon when working on fabric.
First set of six blocks, the fabric is still wet.
Am loving this new series already. I will live stream stitching these pieces next week!
Friday, October 21, 2016
Almost Stitched Online Community
Did you know I have an online community? I do, and it's called Almost Stitched! It's a private group were we can encourage one another to step out of our comfort zones and push the edge of the textile envelope!
Do you love to paint, dye, rust, and otherwise color fabrics and papers? Then Almost Stitched is the place for you! Do you love to use textiles and paper to tell stories? Then Almost Stitched is the place for you! Join me as we explore our unique voices through textile and paper art.
Monday, October 10, 2016
Come Paint with Me!!!
Come Paint with Me in Colors of the Earth
Classroom Officially Opens on October 17th!!!
To Celebrate I'm offering a 10% Discount off Colors of the Earth Online Class!
Discount Code: 10COLOR
Learn how to make soy milk and pigment emulsions
Learn the basics of fabric prep for painting and paper with pigments
Learn the basics of painting fabric and paper with pigments
Learn how to properly cure, wash, and care for your fabrics and papers that have been painted with pigments.
How to source clays, ochers, and pigments from your local environment.
Learn more here!
Sunday, October 02, 2016
Reds, Oranges, and Golds, are the Colors of My Soul!
Join me in my latest online creation Colors of the Earth! We will paint cloth and paper using earth pigments, clays, and ochers/ochres!!! Unleash the colors of your soul in this one week class!!!
Colors of the Earth
Begins October 17th!!!
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