Kolouri

Silk waves like you’ve never seen before!

This gorgeous gradation reminds me of a sunset over a beautiful African landscape. The colors are rich and vibrant. The silk makes them shimmer. The gorgeous deep orange fades into soft orange, then magenta and finally a deep red-violet.

Some action shots…

And some pics of the wrap…

On the orange side, there is some beautiful contrast between the silk and the cotton. The silk is a brilliant yellow, with the cotton being orange. There is no discernable contrast on the magenta side.

Some closeups of the weave and contrast…

This will be available for purchase Wednesday in the shop… Happy Shopping!

I finally got around to dyeing my own pfau! I’ve had this idea bouncing in my head for quite a while and finally got the chance to implement it this weekend. It’s a little out of my comfort zone in terms of colors I normally wear, but I wanted something different in my stash.

I love the comfort of pfau in a ruck tied under the bum. It’s thin and easy to wrap with but still very comfortable on the shoulders and remains in place with even a single knot. I love how the two different colors look in the tail under the bum.. purple and green!

Makes me feel oh so pretty!

And also quite comfy in a reinforced-rear-rebozo ruck, with a slip knot.

And my favorite carry lately, rebozo.

Look how neat that looks in a slipknot.

Looks like a regular old boring solid dye job from the back.

I know the toddler likes it, and that’s all that really matters!

Before I even started dyeing this one, I had in mind the 1939 comedy play “Arsenic and Old Lace” by Joseph Kesselring.

This gradation is done on a size 4 Ecru w/ Linen. It was supposed to be a subtle blend of pinks, natural and beiges to bring out antique lace look of the undyed wrap. For some reason, as I was swatching colors in my sketchbook, I couldn’t help but think of the old comedy. If you haven’t read it, it’s slapstick humour about two little old sisters who poisen men with elderberry wine that’s laced with arsenic and a pinch of cyanide and bury them in the cellar to collect the men’s pensions. Macabre, perhaps, but the chain of events that follows when the sisters invite their last victim to a glass of wine will leave you in a fit of laughter.

And now for the pics..

Robin’s Hip Carry:

And a good old rucksack:

Hope you love it, Kristin!

Oh, and everybody else…. get your pics ready! Next week, starting Monday, I’ll be running a photodrive for the gallery with prizes! Anything I’ve dyed in the past is fair game!