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Tag: natural dyeing

Cassandra Tondro, "Crossroads," original art
Natural Dyeing/Paintings/Rust Dyeing

Celebrate Serendipity

Posted on October 15, 2019 / 2 Comments

Greetings Friends, I’ve been working on a new dyed piece using a slow process, which I rather enjoy. I like seeing the work develop gradually, in small in...

Cassandra Tondro leaf print scarves
Leaf Prints/Scarves

Leaf Print Season

Posted on August 28, 2018 / 2 Comments

Hello Friends, August and September are one of the best times in Southern California for leaf prints. Leaves are just beginning to fall from some of the trees, ...

Cassandra Tondro, bauhinia leaf print
Leaf Prints

A Passion for Trees

Posted on March 13, 2018 / 4 Comments

Hi Friends! This has been a week of experimentation for me. I got the bug to do some leaf prints, and I had a new technique I wanted to try. It’s not leaf...

Wild Cherry Bark dyed piece
Natural Dyeing/Solar Dyeing

Wild Cherry Bark Piece

Posted on October 30, 2016 / 0 Comment

This is a fun little piece of cotton canvas folded, clamped and dyed in Wild Cherry Bark.

Madder dye on hemp fabric
Natural Dyeing/Solar Dyeing

Madder on Hemp

Posted on October 24, 2016 / 2 Comments

I really like the colors of madder root on hemp fabric — done with solar dyeing, and I let it sit about a week in full sun. The unevenness of it is pretty...

Buckthorn Bark natural dye
Natural Dyeing/Solar Dyeing

Buckthorn Bark Dye

Posted on October 21, 2016 / 0 Comment

This is Buckthorn bark on cotton canvas, raw silk and hemp — dyed in a plastic bucket using the solar dye method of letting it sit in the sun. I love thes...

Solar Dye Bath Wild Cherry Bark
Natural Dyeing/Solar Dyeing

Wild Cherry Bark Dye

Posted on October 18, 2016 / 0 Comment

Fabric samples going into Wild Cherry Bark solar dye bath. I’m testing raw silk, cotton canvas and hemp canvas. I’m not sure how long these will hav...

Walnut trees Ventura
Natural Dyeing

Walnut Find

Posted on July 27, 2015 / 2 Comments

Look what I found! I think these are walnuts. The trees are about half a mile from my house, and appear to be part of an abandonned orchard. They border the U.C...

Ecoprint and natural plant dye on canvas
Leaf Prints/Natural Dyeing/Natural Pigments

Ancient Relics

Posted on July 6, 2015 / 0 Comment

I’ve been working on some leaf printed and upcycled pillows, and I love the way these two pieces turned out looking like old and mysterious ancient relics...

Natural dyeing eucalyptus and ironwood
Natural Dyeing

Dyeing with Eucalyptus and Ironwood

Posted on August 16, 2014 / 3 Comments

I’m dyeing some cotton yarns with local eucalyptus bark and fallen leaves from Catalina Fernleaf Ironwood trees. The eucalyptus bark is abundant, but I...

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