after spending two days in a complete rush helping to make a japanese rice bag for a gift for a friend, my hypermobile hands were severely stiff and achy, and my head was demanding relaxing activities, or else. so i slow stitched my way through a little lotus leafy bowl that was inspired by, of course, k3n cloth tales on youtube!

Girl with a Sword 

On Wednesday we learnt several textile techniques in how to manipulate fabric for a desired look. One of those was dying fabric with coffee and tea, this is a easy & cheap way to dye your fabric from home made items. First of all I scrunched up my fabric into a ball and placed in a cup of hot water with a tea bag in. After leaving it to soak, and spilling the tea, for around 5-10 minutes I then took it out. After taking it out I sprinkled coffee granules onto the fabric and let it to dry & I love the outcome. I think it looks very natural and organic looking, a lot of nice textures has come from the crinkles. I think this would be a good base for a garment to then work into with decorative techniques. @barnsleycollegefashionrocks

So...I have a confession to make. I do not drink coffee. Instead I have coffee in the house so I can make some awesome papers for my junk journals that I make. Is that bad?

I added another (larger) hand printed and tea dyed altar cloth to my Etsy shop! ✨🌹🐇🌹✨

Step one is complete!

(also, I’m definitely going with the black outline only on this one. I love the fabric too much)

WITCHY CREAM LAYERED dark tea-dyed sheer mesh and lace maxi skirt