Some time ago I began to make some wall hangings with stencils I had previously used for other purposes. I put the project aside because I couldn’t remove the grid lines I had drawn before pasting the stencils. The lines are permanently locked in between layers of soy sizing and pigment dyes. I tried soaking them out in an oxygen-cleaning product and still they persist! If any of you wonder about the permanence of natural pigments in a soy binder, here’s your proof.
the grid lines
Soon after, I found some wonderful Japanese cotton fabric at a favorite treasure hunting spot in Minneapolis, call Indigo. The weave includes a deep eggplant color and golden green. From a distance the piece reads as a rich, deep brown.
traditional handwoven cotton yardage from Japan
I think it will offset the owl image nicely, and the cotton fabric is very close in weight to the silk twill I used for the owl. I am piecing these together and will then construct a pillow.
owl and Japanese fabric pieces
That is a really nice owl!
The new fabric is quite a find, it will set him off wondefully and I love the way the stripe relates to your stencil pattern
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Thank you, Anna.
Nice fabric and a great solution.
What serendipity to find a fabric that is in perfect communion, both in colour and weight, to the owl. They were meant for each other.
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yes, I think they were!