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I'm feeling Nest-y.

Posted by Janine Morris on Sunday, November 20, 2011, In : current projects 

I'm in a Nest-y kind of mood at the moment. You can see it in my latest work.




Repurposed vintage spoons with black velvet ribbon and mini nest with moss, available at Nest, Penguin..

  I'm feeling inspired by our feathered friends. I watch them in the garden, gathering materials, building nests, all the while talking and talking and talking. I wonder who is in charge, who gets to make the final say, on the best looking nest. I watch the birdies hanging on to the overhead wires, almost vertical ...


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Walnut dyeing

Posted by Janine Morris on Sunday, April 10, 2011, In : baskets 
At last, i have removed my sisal string from my walnut dye. This dye requires no mordant, just time, and I'm sure you will agree, dyes a very lovely colour. It was dyed in a bucket without electricity or gas.
 
sisal

walnuts

  
frothy dye.


 
I will be working on my baskets at The Makers Workshop, Burnie this week, using this string.

 

 I hope to do some more natural dyeing with this dye soon.
Look out for my solar dyed jars at the makers, i hope to do some Berry solar dyeing along with onion skin solar...

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