Category: Recycling
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Handmade Leather Bowls. Reclaimed Vintage Materials.
*Recycle *Reclaim *Reuse *Remake My latest creation is a 2 in 1- hand made leather vessel/bowl Designed to be used either side for a different decorative look A beautiful OOAK handmade vessel I created from soft leather scrap and reclaimed fabrics from vintage sources such as tableclothes and doilys. All moulded together with French 1950’s dressmakers…
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Renaissance Bride & Honorine. Fabric Wrist Cuffs.
Renaissance Bride Honorine Two more textile cuff pieces I created from some of my vintage, rust dyed fabrics and other fabric from a bundle of pretty fabric scraps I received from Flaming Nora who makes costumes for stage and screen in the UK and as a by product of this has a HUGE stash of scraps and off cuts she gives away for free. You…
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Crazy Rust Dyeing
Lately I’ve been experimenting with natural dyeing processes for fabrics and papers. I’m trying out rust dyeing at the moment. I want to build up a collection of natural and rust dyed fabrics and papers so when my next creative spurt comes around, I’ll have plenty to work with. Over the years I have collected…
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Fabric Dyeing. Textiles & Paper.
I’m so hooked on dyeing lately, so, here is my latest batch of cold water dyed fabrics and papers. I’ve had these dyes since the 70’s and they still worked really well. I was able to keep diluting the dye bath to get very subtle tints. I’ve also been doing a bit of experimenting with…
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French Paper Napkins. Napkin Transfers.
My Beautiful French Paper Napkins I love to collect napkins . These ones are very special to me and would have to be my favorite ones. Each napkin is covered in little rabbits, squirrels and reindeer with children playing in the snow, wearing colorful hats, coats and hand mittens. Story behind these napkins… I found…