Friday, July 23, 2010

Ugly Dried Avocado Peel + Silk, Scrim, Cotton and Linen


Equals PINK!

If I didn't see it  -
I wouldn't have believed it.

I've been reading about natural dyeing on quite a few blogs. The avocado dyeing seems to work for some - and not for others.
It worked for ME. So pretty! 
Now I have some vintage pink coolness to use in my workshop pieces.

Next:  Blackberry dye + voile, silk dupioni and cheese cloth.
Have I mentioned - Gizmo loves blackberries (and cheese!)

9 comments:

deanna7trees said...

looks good. glad it was a success. I'm going to try beet juice next. also, I have a friend who offered me pokeberries from her yard so I'll try that as well.

Mary Welsh Hubbard said...

cool.

Lynn Cohen said...

Pink, not green? How does that happen? Very pretty fabrics you produced!!!!

LOVE STITCHING RED said...

Fabulous! Glad it worked for you too!
Lovely soft pinks xo

sea-blue-sky & abstracts said...

Clever Gizmo - what good taste he has! x

Diane Perin said...

Pink? Who would have thought. I see yet another reason to eat guacamole here.

Deborah said...

Looks great! Last week I tried it with coffee and blueberries.

Julie Bagamary said...

Very nice. I posted recently about dying with beet juice...not very colorful.

Pursuing Art... said...

Amazing..avacado peel equals pink?! Vintage pink, no less...incredible! How cool is that!

Looking forward to seeing the blackberry pieces...yum!

Funny Gizmo loves blackberries and cheese! My girls *LOVED CHEESE* and blueberries! ;-)

It's been a great visit! I'm so glad you share your many talents!!!

Have a great evening! XOX

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