I'm trying to use appropriate patterning with this one...
...Feija designs found on old henna textles.
This particular one was found on a "Wedding Blanket" from Afouzar-Iligh. It dates to about 1952.
This is the pattern done in running stitch onto dyed fabric...
If you look carefully at the close-up, you'll see the little bleached-out lines in-between the stitches.
I used an "Aqua" pen to draw the lines for stitching, but it wasn't just the blue ink that washed out with water....the colour in the fabric went too!
I don't mind though...in fact I quite like the result.
I also thought I'd like some specifically dyed silks to work with these henna-inspired textile pieces....
....so, out came the dye pot, and here they are.....
And now...as it's nice enough to be outside...
...I'm going to make some print blocks to use too....
