Wednesday, March 12, 2014

My Batiks

The work on my batik project came to a stall last week, when the light in my sewing room started to waver.  It's been difficult to see, with limited lighting, but my sweet hubby will change out the florescent bulb today.  However, I did manage to start working on piecing the pretty green fabric I showed you the other day.


I know, I know it's  not much, but I'm hoping to get moving on this once my lighting is restored.

If you have never worked with Batiks before, I found this interesting video on the process of making batik fabric.  There are NO machines involved in making these beautiful designs.  I was totally amazed at the extent of this process.  It is no less than an art form.  

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And if you are wondering why my blog has been slack these last couple of weeks, the glories of Spring are beckoning me.


Okay, truth!  Where would you rather spend your time??

8 comments:

Judy said...

I wish it was spring here! Still have quite tall snow drifts in the back yard.
I've been to Indonesia a couple of times. I wish I was a quilter then so I could have snatched up some of those batiks while I was there. It is quite an involved process!

Barb said...

Oh yes, the wonders of Spring...

I have always been fascinated with the makings of batiks....thanks for the video.

Cheryl's Teapots2Quilting said...

I'm using that same block, with only 2 colors, for my beginning quilting class. Hopefully lots of progress will be made this weekend, and I can show some pictures.

margaret said...

how I love bity and guilds in embroidery we had to do some, mine was a total disaster, will try and find time to watch the video later. I had a friend years ago who was brilliant and make wall hangings that she sold on a regular basus

Cathy said...

I wish I could enjoy Spring... We got 7" of snow yesterday and today it is 2 degrees out. But I did love your photo of the flowers. hugs

Susan said...

I'd rather be outside too, but I'm stuck in the studio getting ready for another launch! The outside is beckoning, but I have no gardens to go to until we move once more. XOXO

Jen said...

Beautiful choices of batik fabrics the colours for the block are lovely.
Enjoy your Spring. Pretty Spring garden photo.

Val said...

Love the video! And I understand about spring. Its chilly and rainy here!