Saturday, May 23, 2026

lessons








The threads didn't dry completely overnight. No surprise when it's 100% humidity outside.

I was looking for something clean to lay them out on and pulled this piece of linen from the wicker tower of what-not. Another large piece of contemporary linen that I don't want to cut up and sell, bit by bit.

I may offer larger dyed pieces in the store. Let the dissection become another person's problem.


Somehow the need for overdyeing leaves me a little cold. As if they weren't good enough the first time. Like being made to repeat 4th grade even though you read years ahead of all your classmates. 

I need to adjust my judgements. Dump them in fact.

Perhaps think about how a second pass at color might be incorporated in the first dye session. Hold off on the hasty wrapup and cleanup that's usually a result of my human frailty. 

Note to Self..... Go get a cold drink, then lie down with a wet cloth over your eyes in the dark for an hour or so. Give the threads and your eyes a rest. 

Then later, come down and look again.  Setting up some small containers with magic sauce and a few prime colors to dip or paint on is no big deal. Preventive medicine. 



 

4 comments:

Joe Madl said...

One might also make room for them to breathe…see the perfection in the imperfection…allow them to emerge a they need to…

Joanne S said...

Ever covered the full table with plastic overnight?????Held down with rocks?

Anonymous said...

these threads look like sunshine to me -- lots of gold light emanating from them. i would love larger pieces to play with.
kirsten

Nancy said...

Deb~ Wowzie! Look at that color! Gorgeous.