And here it is, my crazy experiment. This skirt has been in my head for literally years, and I've finally made one. It is made completely of diamond-shaped pieces, each tier's pieces a little larger than the ones above it. All the pieces started out as plain white fabric. For the color, I put the first tier in the dye pot, then 5 minutes later the next tier, 5 minutes later the next, and so on. The half-diamonds at the top, and the waistband, were only in the dye for 5 minutes; the ones at the bottom, for 30 minutes. I love the marbled, irregular look. That comes from not stirring so much.
I love it, and it's fine as is, but I think I'd like one fuller. And in a few months, there will be some version of this skirt in my Etsy shop. But who knows how I'll change it by then? ;)
If you'd like to see the previous posts about this process, see "pieces" and "pieces, part two".
i can't possibly imagine how on earth you figured out how to do that! i love it! :)
ReplyDeleteOh, it's beautiful, Kim!
ReplyDeleteI'm with maya (above)---> this is amazing and a true testimony of your skills! :-)
My favorite subject in school was geometry. Does that explain it? ;)
ReplyDeleteAnd thank you both!
It's really pretty! I love it! Great idea, Kim.
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