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.

August Blog Chain

Starting Date: Friday, August 2, 2013
Open to all forum members, even after it starts!

This month's prompt:
Child of the devil
Whether the devil be literal, figurative, or Cruella. As always, can be prose, poetry, play, fiction, nonfiction.

Instructions:
Simply post your blog's URL in this thread to join. I'll let you know in this thread when it's your turn. Once your turn comes up, you have two days to complete a blog post using the prompt. When you are finished, please add a link to your post on the thread.

If you signed up but find yourself unable to participate or need to be moved around in the schedule, please PM me or post in the thread. If you fail to post on your blog and on the thread within two days, I'll bump you down to the end of the line on the third day; you'll get a second chance at the end of the month.

Each post should be less than 1000 words if possible. Read and comment on other participants' posts if you possibly can--they'll be doing the same for you! Please include a list of all participants' blogs (not necessarily their actual posts for the month) in your blog post.

Participants and posts:
orion_mk3 - http://nonexistentbooks.wordpress.com (link to post)
ishtar'sgate - http://chickenscratchbc.blogspot.ca/ (link to post)
BDavidHughes - http://bdavidhughes.com/ (link to post)
areteus - http://lurkingmusings.wordpress.com/ (link to post)
Ralph Pines - http://ralfast.wordpress.com/ (link to post)
articshark - http://www.drslaten.com/blog (link to post)
pyrosama - http://matrix-hole.blogspot.com/ (link to post)
Anarchic Q - http://anarchicq.com/ (link to post)
meowzbark - http://www.lizzylessard.com/ (link to post)

milkweed - http://www.thistlequill.blogspot.com/ (link to post) [after 8/15]

Artist Interviews

Starting this weekend we will be adding artist interviews, of participating Art Crawl artists!

Dog Transport eBook Special!!!

Dog Transport eBook Special!!! 

 

I've marked all four of my Natural Dyeing eBooks to the special price of $3.99 to help raise transport funds for Junior the labradoodle from Texas to Iowa!!! 

He also needs to be neutered once we get him here to Iowa, he's eight months old and the cute wore off so now he's coming to live with me, we will  have many years of happy walks together! http://www.kbaxterpackwood.com/e-Books.htm

I will post a photo of the new pooch as soon as I have permission to do so, not everyone wants their images out on the net!

Dog Transport eBook Special Sale!!!

Dog Transport eBook Special!!! 

 

I've marked all four of my Natural Dyeing eBooks to the special price of $3.99 to help raise transport funds for Junior the labradoodle from Texas to Iowa!!! 

He also needs to be neutered once we get him here to Iowa, he's eight months old and the cute wore off so now he's coming to live with me, we will  have many years of happy walks together!

 http://www.kbaxterpackwood.com/e-Books.htm

I will post a photo of the new pooch as soon as I have permission to do so, not everyone wants their images out on the net!

Dog Transport eBook Special!!!

Dog Transport eBook Special!!! 

 

I've marked all four of my Natural Dyeing eBooks to the special price of $3.99 to help raise transport funds for Junior the labradoodle from Texas to Iowa!!! 

He also needs to be neutered once we get him here to Iowa, he's eight months old and the cute wore offso now he's coming to live with me, we will  have many years of happy walks together! http://www.kbaxterpackwood.com/e-Books.htm

I will post a photo of the new pooch as soon as I have permission to do so, not everyone wants their images out on the net!

Natural Dye Blog Crawl

Check out my other blog where I'm hosting a

 

Natural Dye Blog Crawl
 

this weekend!!! 

 

There are some super talented artists dyeing with natural dyes on the blog list,

so stop on by and say hello!

French Pearl Cotton Thread

Some vintage french pearl cotton thread I purchased at a local haunt today!  I am thinking of dyeing with indigo and then overdyeing with walnut hulls and leaves!

French Pearl Cotton - Yummy!

Stopped by my favorite haunt today, JB Knacker in Gilbert, Iowa, and found five beautiful skeins of vintage french pearl cotton!

Some of the thread has some foxing but should come out with a gentle washing. 

Natural Dye Blog Crawl - July 2013

Here is a list of some very beautiful blogs that feature natural dyeing!!! 

Ulkie http://nemo-ignorat.typepad.com/nemo-ignorat/

Pallas www.animpartationofcolor.blogspot.com

Kate www.windsongfibersfarm.blogspot.com

Maggie  http://betterlivingthroughdyeing.blogspot.com/

Ann www.shroomworks.wordpress.com

Myra www.hookedanddyed.com

MJ http://naturaldye.tumblr.com/

Moya https://mojoquilts.wordpress.com

Diane http://dyeing2weave.wordpress.com

Deb http://debmcclintock.wordpress.com/

Kimberly http://thenaturalsurface.blogspot.com/

Trace http://www.soewnearth.blogspot.com

Ladka www.mamaladka.blogspot.com

Liz http://digitalgardener.wordpress.com/

 

If you are a natural dyer and would like to be included in this blog crawl list please let me know and I will add you to the list!

Art Crawl Iowa 2013 Event

If you would like to participate in Art Crawl Iowa 2013, October 5th and 6th, and are an Iowa Artist please contact me at prairiefibers@hotmail.com and I will add you to the list of participants!

Art Crawl Iowa

Welcome to Art Crawl Iowa!!!

Natural Dye Blog Crawl

 

I'm putting together a natural dye blog crawl for next weekend, if you'd like to participate let me know @ prairiefibers@hotmail.com   I will list all participating blogs here on my blog starting Midnight (Iowa Central Time) July 27th!

Prairie Storm

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

Inspired

Inspired to carve some lino blocks, here are the castings.

Lino Blocks Castings

I'm not sure what else to call these little slivers, except for castings.

WIP - Greg with More Beads

Greg is in a holding pattern now, I added some 13/0 delica's to her eyebrow section and then put her aside so I can work on a couple of other projects.  The last bit I want to work on, on this piece, is to take the trim out further, more fringe like. 

Wet Studio Assistant

Angel keeping me company, and trying to stay cool, while I work in my wet studio.  My wet studio is a full 15 degrees cooler than the main part of the house right now, it's 77F down here and hotter than two blazes upstairs!

Looking for a Bead Source

Ok, am looking for more of these beads since the shop that sold them went out of business. 11/0 seed beads in an olive lined in ocher and a transparent olive lined in ocher, transparent brick red lined and a transparent yellow lined.

WIP - Greg with Hand Stitching

Now with some hand stitching.

Auditioning some supplies to see what will work for embellishments.