Friday, August 24, 2012

A Process and Study of Madder

installation by Susie Ashkenas, Claire Barnhardt, and Frances Russell


spinning yarn with drop spindles and brainstorming vernissage ideas


received more roving in the mail (14 kilos)


the bag was bigger than our bodies...


the first batch of yarn spun, mordanted, and hung up to dry!


the dye bath preparation- madder root dye


our homemade teabags filled with madder to get the various hues of reds and oranges


after the yarn was dyed, the rinsing and washing period began


from there, the yarn must be "stretched"- we got creative


more creative ways to stretch yarn


the view and our yarn


what to do with two body bags full of spun and dyed yarn?


measuring out the lengths for the installation...or playing jump rope



preparing to install and balling up the yarn


reinstalling after the rain came


vernissage day!



1 comment:

  1. SO AWESOME. just showed my whole family and they all think you're awesome as well.

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