Cherry Guava and Rosella
The left over purple carrot dye pot still had colour so I rustled up another scarf (one that had been previously dyed) I put it in the dye pot and warmed it up for a bit then bundled up with these goodies Cherry Guava , Rosella and its leaves.
Tied up and put back in the pot for more of a simmer, the Cherry Guava is very potent and let out lots more pink.The bundle change a lot over the last 10 days…..
Those Shrunken Jumpers
I am still at it……. can’t go past an op shop without a peek for a woollen jumper or a silk scarf. Ula and I had a crafty day, I made my first cut into the Wollies that I have tortured in the washing machine. The sleeves make great phone holders and we tried out a couple of Teddie patterns. One of the jumpers was an Aran in cream and I will get one handbag ans two cushion covers from it, all in readiness for my stall at Art in the Olives on May 13th.
I have nuno felted these two stoles in readiness for my busy months ahead … Three markets in Two months !!
Purple Carrot
Our kids were at our neighbours the other morning and Jasper came home with a Purple Carrot from Nik and Cal, they thought I might like to try it out as a dye ….. only one carrot did not seem like much and we all had a bite to make sure it was a carrot ! I grated the carrot and found some silk scraps, paj and tissue silk and through in a piece of wool roving as well.
Am so glad I did…. the pictures are testament to the Purple Carrot
After being boiled up
( I think it is a F1 hybrid so you won’t find the Seeds at Eden Seeds but we did find some seedlings at one of those big stores )
Plum on Silk
Have squished some Davidson plums onto a couple of silk scarves and wrapped them up for a week or so…. I always have trouble not to open the bundles I make…..The plum is a great pink purple and travels into a blue as well. I was gifted the last batch from a friend (my trees have finished bearing) who then sent me on a wild food forage for more and Bingo we found them.
Bundled up and a 20 minute steam
Both of these scarves has been coloured previous and thus the different results….
I have one last one wrapped up which is mine, I have included some gum leaves and wrapped it round an old iron bolt will show you the results latter… and will stop myself from unwrapping it too soon! The rest of the spoils will be made into jam.
Davidson Plum
I was so excited to see these little purple/blue plums on the ground … our trees have fruited for the first time .
This Australian native plum makes the best jam in the world , other than quince of course. We have four trees growing three have fruit now and the other is in flower.
I have made one batch of Quince jelly with the first of the fallen fruit, I have not beaten the fruit flies but am able to cut around the pests and use most of the fruit.
One branch is so heavy with fruit that it has broken! I will have to weigh up the spoils when I pick them all.
I am keen to squash some of the over ripe plums on to a silk scarf and bundle it up for a while, we have a rainy day here today so that will be a good indoor project ……
