I spent the afternoon learning how to dye cloth. Here are some of the objects we used.
The coal iron we used to iron the fabricThe stamp we used to make the designThe gas burner we used to melt the waxThe table we used to stamp the fabricWhere we got our waterThe support holding up the tree that provided us shadeThe fire that was used to cook the meal while we workedThe bucket where we dyed the clothThe snack we ate while workingOne of the final products of our day
Comments
Angeline Affanglasays
Hi,
I am near Seattle and Debbie Jones House in Port Orchard until November 3rd. I would like see you if possible. Please call Debbie’s cell at 360 509 5665 if you have time to visit.
Be blessed,
Angeline
Jeannette Besslersays
Hi,
We just got home from Seneca an hour ago, but I couldn’t wait to read my e-mail. What beautiful fabric you made. Wow!!!!!
Hugs,
Jeannette
Chellesays
Very pretty! Nice work!
Andrea Pitchersays
This is very similar to the traditional national fabric they used in Czech for their dance/holiday costumes. We use a different iron & don’t cook lunch over the fire…but the stamping & dye process is the same. Fun to see this in your cultural context
Joan Mathewssays
Very nice!! What will you use the cloth for?
Auntie Beccasays
Andi, you continue to delight and amaze me! You go girl!!!
Lauri Amandussays
Okay… this takes crafts to a whole new level. Once I dyed a skein of yarn using a box of Jello and I thought I was crafty. The process here is incredible. Will the dye hold up to washing? You will sure cherish those cloths after doing it in the heat. May God bless those relationships you are cultivating by entering into their culture and their way of doing things. I can’t wait for the lesson in goat skinning. 🙂 Just kidding.
Jane Van Rynsays
Wow! That’s quite the process!!! I’ve never dyed anything & don’t plan on doing it any time soon. Sure did turn out pretty. You are learning SO MUCH about life, GOD, culture, etc. etc. Blessings to you & yours.
Carolyn Powellsays
What a different way of getting material you have. Much more involved than buying some fabric at Jo Ann’s. You probably learned the whole process in French which is another milestone. What was that “snack”? I couldn’t tell if it was a squash or watermelon.
Prayers are poured out for you! “God is our refuge and strength. A very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth be removed, though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea, though its waters roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with its swelling.”
Ps 46:1-3
Hi,
I am near Seattle and Debbie Jones House in Port Orchard until November 3rd. I would like see you if possible. Please call Debbie’s cell at 360 509 5665 if you have time to visit.
Be blessed,
Angeline
Hi,
We just got home from Seneca an hour ago, but I couldn’t wait to read my e-mail. What beautiful fabric you made. Wow!!!!!
Hugs,
Jeannette
Very pretty! Nice work!
This is very similar to the traditional national fabric they used in Czech for their dance/holiday costumes. We use a different iron & don’t cook lunch over the fire…but the stamping & dye process is the same. Fun to see this in your cultural context
Very nice!! What will you use the cloth for?
Andi, you continue to delight and amaze me! You go girl!!!
Okay… this takes crafts to a whole new level. Once I dyed a skein of yarn using a box of Jello and I thought I was crafty. The process here is incredible. Will the dye hold up to washing? You will sure cherish those cloths after doing it in the heat. May God bless those relationships you are cultivating by entering into their culture and their way of doing things. I can’t wait for the lesson in goat skinning. 🙂 Just kidding.
Wow! That’s quite the process!!! I’ve never dyed anything & don’t plan on doing it any time soon. Sure did turn out pretty. You are learning SO MUCH about life, GOD, culture, etc. etc. Blessings to you & yours.
What a different way of getting material you have. Much more involved than buying some fabric at Jo Ann’s. You probably learned the whole process in French which is another milestone. What was that “snack”? I couldn’t tell if it was a squash or watermelon.
Prayers are poured out for you! “God is our refuge and strength. A very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth be removed, though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea, though its waters roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with its swelling.”
Ps 46:1-3