We returned from a wonderful trip to Oaxaca, Mexico a couple of weeks ago. We visited weavers and a candle maker in Teotitlán del Valle. The artisans used natural dyes to color their yarns and wax. This process fascinated me. Using different lengths of time in a dye bat varied the color concentration. The color green differed depending if the moss came from the bark of a tree or a rock. For many years, cochineal insects provided the color red. I loved the use of natural resources to make the colors they needed.Art and images copyright 2008 by Paula McNamee
3 comments:
This is absolutely incrdible!!!
I love this page with the writing and drawings, Beautiful field notes! Roxanne
This is lovely, Paula - what a great field trip piece - I envy you your opportunity to see this done with natural dyes in a natural setting
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