Rust and Clay Dyeing eBook Give Away!!!

FREE Rust and Clay Dyeing eBook Give Away

Now through Tuesday the 16th!!!

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Rust Dyed Wool

Rust dyed wool fabric, love the marks on the bottom piece, it's just begging to be hand stitched!

Black Friday Sale!!! eBooks, DVD's, Academy, and More!

Black Friday Sale 2013!!!

 

Mark Making with Nature

DVD Set $69.95

Digital Download $39.95

eBook Combo $19.95

 

The Natural Surface Academy

Black Friday Membership Sale!!!

$299.00 (non-refundable)

Join me and other artists in 2014! 

We will be taking fabric from ordinary to extraordinary!!!

 

Stitched Stories, Mix Media Prints,

Fabric Bundles and More!!!

Available in My Shop

 

 

 



Fall Colours

September is drawing to an end, so thought I would post some fall colours!

Rust on hand dyed cotton fabric.
 
I do believe I dyed this with MX dyes back around 1994,  before I became allergic.  Anyway, I love the colors of this piece, as the leaves start to change I will take some photos, do some color studies and use some of this fabric as it's wanting to be stitched and oh so badly.

August Natural Dye Blog Crawl and a Challenge

I will be posting Augusts blog crawl list on the 17th, and I'm adding a challenge for those that want to participate - Indigo. 

Dye something with indgo, but just don't stop there dye something with indigo and then overydye it with yet another dye.

Prairie Storm

Compost (eco print), Rust, and Natural Dyed Silk Fabric.

Rust Dyeing eClass

 

Growth.

Rust Dyed Cotton Fabric

Machine Stitched.

I'm working on the content for the Rust Dyeing eClass!!!  Learn how to rust dye fabric, paper, and how to overdye with tannins, etc., for a gorgeous one of a kind surface!

Bjorkboda detail.
Rust, tannin, and indigo dyed cotton fabric.
Machine and Hand stitched.

Fabric Stash

Indigo and compost dyed fabric to the left, rust and compost dyed fabric to the right.  Cotton fabrics.

Rust and Clay Dyeing eBook Super Sale!!!

 

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End of Summer eBook Sale!!!

Celebrating the End of Summer and the beginning of Fall with an eBook Sale!

See my website for details!!!

Sale ENDS August 13th, 2012

WIP - Untitled

I started this piece a good eight or nine years ago and completely forgot about it, well this week is it's week to come to life. 

Layered rust, indigo, and compost dyed, silk, cotton, and cotton linen blend fabrics.

Indigo and Rust

eBook Sale ends this Sunday!

eBook Spring Sale ends this coming Sunday!  It's time to start those natural dye and rust dye bundles with this years botanical wonders!

Spring into Natural Dyeing early this year!!!

eBook Sale!!!

See website for details! http://www.kbaxterpackwood.com/

Neutralizing Rust Dyed Fabrics and Fibers

I'm in the process or updating my rust dyeing information - the part about neutralizing. Substitute out Baking Soda for the salt!!! I thought I had done this about six years ago, but apparently forgot to do so. So use 1-2 tablespoons of Baking Soda per gallon of water and upwards of a quarter cup of baking soda to 4 gallons of water.

Small Heart Shape

Detail from Oak Leaf Cloth

Oak Leaf Experiment

Posted updates plus video over at the Natural Surface Network in the Compost Dyeing Group!  You have to be a member of the network to view the group, membership is free.

Rust Dyed Silk Cocoons and Carrier Rods

Ideas for the newest zine!

Constructed Rusted Cloth

I had put together a zine sometime ago on how to make constructed cloth with silk carrier rods, and found it while cleaning up some folders on my computer.  This is one of the samples.

Organic Soy Beans

Organic Soy Beans, I'll be demoing how to make soy milk in an upcoming online class via The Natural Surface Network  More information later this evening.