Natural Watercolors

I used turmeric, yellow onion, mild pepper,saffron,black soybean,purple cabbage and chamomile to make these watercolors. Glass jars, a little water and then put them in the microwave for about  35 seconds and press keep warm for a few minutes do they do not overboil. Large batches can be done on a stovetop. 

Bundle Dyed Silk

Steamed the bundle made at the Textile Arts Center's sewing seeds garden in Brooklyn. Used chamomile, hollyhock, mint and marigolds.

Natural Dye Mural

I created this cotton clothmural with toddlers and pre-k children using natural dyes from flowers and vegetable discards, including redcabbage, marigolds, leaves, pansies, beet greens, red spinach and ramps. Children pressed the colors from the plants using their wooden play doughhammers and rolling pins. The mural is collaboration with the Angelfish classwho also extracted dye by pounding leaves and flowers. I used alum to mordant the fabric. 

Finishing the Hat

I used purl soho super soft merino wool to make these cozy, warm yet lightweight hats. Found the grey hat pattern on the purl bee and made up a pattern for the white cap.

Dye date with Naomi Hudson-Knapp

Dream play date with a nursery school studio teacher. We used onion skins, hibiscus, turmeric, beet, red cabbage, mint, rust and more to create play dough and play scarves and clothes for little ones at riverside and Williamsburg Northside schools.

Atlantic ocean water mordant

Tried Atlantic ocean water, flowers, purple and yellow onion skins and blackberries for this bundle dyed shibori silk scarf. 

Knitted Balaclava

Extremely warm helmet/hood made with a combo of malibriga, baby alpaca, a thread of alpaca and wool blend and a thin thread of grey wool.
Protection from the elements!