Eco-Dyeing at the Beach

This is the piece of linen

that I eco-dyed at the beach.

I love, love, love it!

The colors are very muted

and sweet,

but the leaf forms are definitely there.

I had soaked the linen

in sea water and dried it, 

before wrapping it on a copper pipe.

Here's a detail shot:

All of the leaves that were used

were found scattered amongst the shells along the beach.

another detail shot:

I love the small faint green leaf at the top!

and one last detail of the linen:

I had brought along a recycled 100% cotton tee,

thinking it would be great to wear when we walked the dogs.

Well, when I began to run low on fabric to eco dye,

I decided to use the tee:

and a bit of detail here below:

I will wear this tee all through 

our summer....

bringing me fond memories of our week at the beach!

thanks for dropping by!

as always, peace to you!