Mom has a new class where students spend the day botanical printing clothing. She’s been whipping these gorgeous garments out for a few months now (more photos of those here, and to come in their own blog post) and her first class was a total success! Five of our ‘regulars’ took the class and they had a blast. […]
Dyeing with an E: Botanical Print Samples
Hello everyone! It’s Hannah writing to you today. A few weeks back, I spent the day with mom making botanical print samples. Having seen all the botanical printed items coming out of the shop I had oh, maybe, 348,597,150 questions about how it worked. Being the scientifically inclined person I am, I decided to set up […]
Hand Dyed Scarves and New Felted Garments by Sharon
Hello everyone! It’s Sharon here today. The scarf rack here in the shop was just about empty so I spent a day this week dyeing some new ones. I use jacquard acid dye, silk habotai and silk chiffon. This never gets old, there are so many techniques to get different effects. For students who are […]
A Natural State
Hello everyone, it’s Sharon writing to you today. During Thanksgiving week I was walking the North Fork Yuba River Trail and since I have learned the Botanical Imprint Process, I find that I look at the world a little differently. As I walked I wondered what all the different leaves would do if I used […]