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Tag: natural dyes

Cassandra Tondro collage
Collage/Natural Dyeing/Rust Dyeing

New Explorations

Posted on October 1, 2019 / 2 Comments

Hello Friends, I’ve been playing around with a lot of different mediums lately. I can’t seem to settle down and focus on any one thing right now. Ma...

Cassandra Tondro, "Exploring Grays," natural dye art
Natural Dyeing/Pushed Paint/Rust Dyeing

Ephemeral Art

Posted on January 15, 2019 / 6 Comments

Greetings Friends! Although I often paint with bright colors, I’ve been enjoying the quiet hues of natural dyes lately. I love the charcoal grays, rust br...

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...

Ecoprint leaf print on silk
Leaf Prints/Scarves

Recent Leaf Prints

Posted on June 22, 2015 / 1 Comment

Holy Moly! Look at the color of these leaf prints on lightweight silk scarves that I unbundled this morning. It’s Loquat, Euclayptus and Catalina Fernleaf...

Scarf woven on rigid heddle loom
Scarves/Weaving

Finished Woven Scarf

Posted on August 10, 2014 / 10 Comments

And here is the finished scarf! It’s an experimental project for my rigid heddle weaving group. Our assignment was to weave a scarf using a rigid heddle l...

Weaving a Scarf Rigid Heddle
Scarves/Weaving

Weaving the Design

Posted on July 23, 2014 / 1 Comment

I’m starting to weave the weft of the scarf. I thought you might like to see it in progress. Yes, the selvedges are funky. They shouldn’t be loose, ...

Weaving on Rigid Heddle Loom
Scarves/Weaving

Weaving Up a Storm

Posted on July 22, 2014 / 2 Comments

I’m having trouble finding a contractor to build my new art studio, and in the meantime I don’t have a place to paint. Evidently it’s the busy...

Ecoprint Silk Scarf
Leaf Prints/Scarves

Silk Scarves Available for Holiday Gifts

Posted on November 25, 2013 / 0 Comment

I have a lovely collection of one-of-a-kind scarves created using fallen leaves that I gather on neighborhood walks. The leaves are pressed and steamed against ...

Art made from natural and recycled materials.

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