Textile Art titled "Logwood Natural Dye…" by Mary Downe, Original Artwork, Fabric

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Logwood Natural Dye Scarf on Merino Wool (2022) Textile Art by Mary Downe

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One of a kind (OOAK / Original Artwork)

One-of-a-kind works of art are also known as “OOAK” artworks. This means that every work of art is unique and there will never be another identical one.
Dimensions Height 80in, Width 23in
Categories Geometric

This merino wool scarf (very warm during our cold Canadian winters) has been dyed with Logwood natural dye. Purple is my favourite colour and it seems wonderful to me that such a rich deep shade can come from a natural dye. But the wood from logwood does produce this beautifully rich, vibrant colour. It is printed using a Japanese Shibori resist technique. Shibori is an ancient Japanese technique (there are many variations) that makes patterns on cloth when it is immersed in dye. Kind of a glorified tie dye technique.
This scarf is made using what is called 'wood grain' technique. Mokume in Japanese. It is a very intricate stitching technique that takes hours (I do it while watching Netflix) but I think the results are worth the efforts.

About this artwork: Classification, Techniques & Styles

Fabric

Technique consisting in creating a work based on fabrics and which can be decorated by adding color or material.

Textile fiber

Technique consisting in creating a work based on natural or synthetic textile fibers and which can be decorated by adding color or material.

Technic Textile Art

Textile arts refer to the forms of art and crafts that use industrial or animal fabrics, or man-made or natural fibers to construct practical or decorative and artistic objects. Textile arts include manufacturing methods such as weaving for fabric, or spinning for wool, cotton, or man-made fibers; techniques for transforming these materials, such as sewing for fabrics (with more artistic forms such as patchwork or quilting), knitting, crochet, braiding or knotting for threads. There are also methods of embellishing or modifying manufactured textiles, such as embroidery, dyeing or applying lace.

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Mary Downe

Canada

I live in Vancouver, Canada. My garden, with its many colours and textures, is a major source of inspiration. In 1987 I graduated from Emily Carr College of Art and Design with a Diploma in Interdisciplinary Studies. [...]