Cindy Lohbeck on Dyeing for Surfside QGuild 03-25-24

If you are interested in dyeing fabric you would surely enjoy a class with Cindy Lohbeck of Dyehards Studios.   She started tie dyeing during the 70s - T-shirts Hippie style - and has continued to learn, invent, and design to become an amazing dye artist.   At our meeting she showed many variations and even gave a  quick demo of ombre dyeing. Her workshop the next day was  full up  and the students did some fabulous ice-dyed mandalas.  

This is a  little more than half of an ice dyed quilt back  by Cindy!  See the center in the round motif at top center.  I cannot  imagine how she folded and clamped this to create  such a pattern. 

  

Here is another large piece (in its entirety.  Here it is easier to see how she placed the folds and clamps.

This finished quilt was created with potato dextrin painted on the fabric and then dyed with indigo.  

Cindy shows one of her indigo shibori works.  She has taught herself how to work large. 

It was a very good presentation and workshop.  Cindy sells a great kit on her website and teaches online and around the country. 

www.dyehardstudio.com

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More images from Pat Pauly class 02-19-24

On this holiday honoring POTUS we recognize all the Presidents, good, bad, and abysmal.  Hope  you enjoyed the "free" day.  Here  it rained off and on all day and is raining now at almost midnight.  We need the rain, but it does cause problems. The city has canceled the grand re-opening of the park behind our house.  I am very curious to see the larger part that I cannot see from  our backyard.  

Here are some more pieces from Pat Pauly's students.  If you can identify any of  the creators, please let me know.  There  were a number of purple fans in the class.

But, of course, every color and variation thereof was used. 

Yvonne Perez Collins

Some of the work will be whole cloth quilts, but I imagine most will  be  cut  up  and  used for piecing or applique.   Here are a few ready  to be quilted. 

Andrea Bacal

Enough for tonight. 

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Classwork with Pat Pauly 02-06-24

 It is too late and I MUST get to bed!!!    But here are a few  images of student work on the 2nd day of class.   I'll try harder tomorrow.  

Student and Pat work.  There is a huge mirror behind where Pat does her demos. 

I took this in the mirror as you can see me at the top near the middle. 

Student work, using direct application and some roller. 

Andrea Bacal work  using stencils with dye applied with roller. 

Del's piece of truck tire picked up years ago along I-5.  I have always wanted to use it for printing.  I put the print ready fabric on the piece tread and then applied the dye with a roller. This is four  "squares".  I have since printed over it with a different color. 

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