Tuesday, July 26

Before and After, or A Stitch Before Dyeing (booooooo)

secret lentil linen brooches, before and after hand dyeing

I've been making these pins out of layers and layers of linen ... sewing them with my machine plus adding some rough hand-stitching ... and sometimes using rubber stamps that I've carved over the years. This is what they look like all raw and white (and sometimes baby aspirin orange and pink - I had scraps to use up!) and then, poof — post hand-dyeing.

it's okay: hand dyed linen brooch from secret lentil
it's okay: purple linen brooch
with fringe on top

winged skull hand dyed linen brooch from secret lentil
linen brooch with hand stitching
and winged skull

it's okay: hand dyed linen brooch from secret lentil
it's okay: purple linen brooch

pushing:  hand dyed scarab beetle linen brooch from secret lentil
pushing — linen brooch with
scarab beetle and dung ball