I have been planning some bundles for quite some time. And, quite frankly, wanting to wear these woolies and not prepared to do that until they are dyed, which doesn’t make a whole lot of sense. Finally, the time came! Naturally, it came after the sun went down, and hence the quality of this picture.
The leaves were collected on a rainy day’s outing when we happened to be passing some trees I know of. My companions were prepared to stop and humour me. They stayed in the car and I studiously ignored passersby while harvesting. This one is E Calycogona Calycogona. Front:
Back:
Detail:
E Kingsmillii Alatissima: Front
And a particularly lovely detail:
I think it would have been better if these bundles spent longer in the pot and my sense of design was better… but I am nevertheless happy. Just between you & me, I like heading out into the world with secret leaves twining up (or down) my body. Secret, since these are layers which I don’t usually wear on the outside. It’s a quiet comfort, especially given the extra warmth of the wool.
Wow! Those are gorgeous!
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That would be the most gorgeous line of underpinnings!
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Thanks!
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They’re beautiful!
Let nature be the designer!! 🙂
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Thankyou! 🙂
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Beautiful depth of colour … fabulous as outerwear …
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Thankyou!
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Can u plese tell me what was the mordant you used i used these leaves to but my leaves color was not like yours its lovely color please let me know how this color came.
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Hello Zunaira, I did not use a mordant. Eucalyptus leaves will create a fast colour on wool without a mordant. It may be that the leaves you used were different? When I get really different results from what I believe to be the same species, it usually turns out that I have mis- identified the tree.
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O que utilizou para o transporte da cor das folhas para o tecido?
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