DIARY

This is a quick post but can't believe I haven't been blogging for a week.
The tutorials/discussions/presentations have been so useful and resulted in lots of activity!
I have sent the Dean of St Edmundsbury cathedral a profile and images of the 'Unexpected Blessings' hanging hoping that I can interest them in using it within the cathedral and have contacted the Heritage Department with the view to discussing collaborative events. This is all in the direction that I feel is right for me ie communicating my research and interest in sustainable textiles from an historical as well as practice angle.

My final pieces are beginning to take shape and by creating a diary I feel that I have a clear record of methods and processes which can be replicated -

		DIARY OF FINAL PIECES FOR MASTERS
DATE	DYES	GREY COLOUR FROM : ·         Nettle + indigo ·         Walnut + iron ·         Rhubarb + BLUE FROM                           indigo PINK COLOUR FROM           crushed blackberry RESIST USING               adhesive or soya wax from Art van Go
9/5	SAMPLES to test resist possibilities	Blackberry dye bath used to test Soya Wax and adhesive. Temperature to melt wax etc. 100*c. Washed in hand hot water. Dye washed out! TEST 1 Was also heat pressed after adhesive added. TEST 2 Adhesive and soya wax only (Soya melts 110 – 140*c) Saucepan heated with boiling water from kettle to 125*c. Samples left in to let resists melt til water cold. B’berry colour washed out – silly me! Indigo next samples!
	SAMPLE SQUARES WOOL DELAINE	1.       Walnut shells dye bath heated sample added left on heat 10 mins then in dye bath til cool. Immersed in iron bath. Redyed using hot method then iron. Indigo but no real change in colour 2.       New Nettle tops dye bath scalded with boiling water ten heated to boiling. Strained and sample added to cooling bath. Indigo for 5mins 3.       Rhubarb mordant brought to simmer covered. Left overnight. Indigo for 5 mins
	SCARF COTTON	Dyed in B’berry (juices) dye bath. Not washed so colour remains unchanged.
	SCARF WOOL/SILK as per final piece	ORDER OF METHOD Soya resist line Crushed berries Grey dye Design Indigo 1.       Cellotape and soya wax resist lines on scarf. B’berry crushed spread between lines left 15 mins then berries removed and scarf left to dry. 2.       1/3 left in warm Nettle dye bath overnight
11/16	SCARF WOOL/SILK ditto	Indigo 1.       Dye bath adjusted to 10 Ph 2.       End 1/3 dipped into indigo 5 mins ie 1/3 over nettle and 1/3 indigo only OUTCOME: indigo seaped into berry colour.                     : Nettle/indigo green not grey.                     : indigo a bit patchy so will re dip. 1.       Rinsed in soapy water. Re dipped for 10 mins

                           AND ITS TIME TO START HARVESTING FRESH MATERIAL!!!