Tuesday, March 12, 2013

scarf dyeing class

this saturday josh scooted me out of the house and said go have fun- everything is taken care of at home with the girls. um, okay. i won't object to that. so i grabbed my rubber gloves and coffee and made my way to new bedford, massachusetts for elin noble's scarf dyeing class. 

elin noble is an internationally recognized textile artist so i was thrilled to get the chance to see her studio and meet her. it was a three hour class.  i really enjoyed the entire process from picking out a shibori scarf pattern, gathering the fabric through the heavy duty string, dipping it in an indigo vat, unraveling the scarf to see the results, rinsing out the excess indigo in a water and vinegar bath, to drying the scarf and seeing the final product- a wearable piece of art.

it was a fun way to spend a saturday morning. i could get used to these art classes for adults. haystack mountain school of craft i'm talking to you.

3 comments:

  1. love that. It's so interesting to see all the steps that go into the process!

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  2. hi erin! thanks so much for stopping by. it was nice that it wasn't too long of a process. kept me engaged and busy for a couple of hours. take care! xoxo

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  3. the pictures are beautiful and the class sounds like it would be really interesting. i bet you could translate it into a fun project for you and your girls!

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