Just a Quick Update

I did it! I moved into the apparel territory. Now I am stamping and dyeing clothes!

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Inspiration Station

     
  Every design studio needs a designated space for a very, very important supply: Inspiration. A very fun and easy to refresh way of displaying things that inspire you is to create an "Inspiration Wire." This does not have to be an intense DIY extreme makeover project. In my home studio, I created my "wire" by using a few screws and natural twine. To hang my collected materials I used drapery clips, and clothes pins.
       If you are wondering what to hang, begin with magazines or catalogs that you subscribe to. There is a reason you were attracted to these publications and you may want to highlight or remember the most interesting things in them. Maybe you liked a wallpaper pattern in a home decor magazine, or a color scheme of cashmere sweaters in a fashion catalog. Another great item to add to your wall of inspiration is a collection of paint chips. You can usually find them for free at your local hardware store or at a place that sells interior/exterior paints. One last suggestion: vintage linens, such as the bird napkins in my studio, can add texture among paper goodies.

     Happy hanging!! If you have any other inspiration materials to share, please feel free. :-)

Post Test Tie Dye Day

    Here are some results from my tie dye test day. I am very pleased with the results, apart from the mess in my studio. These brilliant colors were well worth the wait. Avocado, Aqua Marine, Raspberry, and Golden Yellow mix and meld together to create joyful kaleidoscope.    

 

Above is an example from the Spiral technique.  

 

This Avocado and Aqua Marine beauty was created from the Fan Fold technique. 

  

Remember the "Carrot"? Pictured above is the carrot unraveled. 

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The rest of these pretty things were free styles. What do you think?

 

After these successes I am super excited for Saturday and to share these techniques!

Tie Dye Test Day

     Today I decided to play with more old and new tie dye techniques. I will be teaching a class this Saturday at a really awesome shop in Norfolk called Kitsch. Handmade in Virginia products from soaps to pillows is what they sell. Along with goods to buy, they offer crafting classes. I am excited to teach in general and I hope this goes well. In prep for Saturday I did this dye session and I took pictures to share on the blog.  

    This first series of photos are a sample of some "tied" shirts.

Spiral

Fan Fold

I'm calling it the "Carrot"

   These next photos are of dye application. Seriously my favorite part and the most fun. 

Next post I will show case the results of today's work. To set the dye properly, a full 24 hours should be waited to undo the rubber bands. Being a results oriented crafter this is the hardest part. WAITING! God forbid I practice a little patients :-)

****Maybe next time I will wear gloves