I am still tired. I have a friend who thinks it is due to the pollen in the air. The way my face has looked and my lungs feel, that would not surprise me. I am happy I am not sick because there are also viruses going around but I do find being this tired makes it hard to be creative. I can do the tasks in my processes that require repetitions quite easily because I do not have to think very hard. Being truly creative is hard.
Dyeing has been fun. I get to put things in pots and walk away. Come back and stir. Walk away and wait. I can go sit and crochet or work on nine squares. Creations that have points where I do not have to think very hard. Just do.
I played with madder last week and ended up with the silk in the picture. It looks almost like an antique burgundy or very dark antique rose in the sun. Out of the sun, it looks like a chocolate. It is a color I really like.
This piece of silk was dyed with mulberry and beet. Just a touch of iron. The silk was actually dyed separately in the beet but it just made a gold. That was until the mulberry was added. The color in the sun looks like a sage green. Lots of grey. On my work table it looks almost silver. I put a bit of it up in my Etsy store as ribbon.
I have saved a good portion of the silk back as fabric. I am tempted to make a slip with it. I have not had a slip sell in my shop but I do wear them. I like the lightness of the china silk for slips but then they add more warmth then expected. I get cold easily. Combine the mulberry beet fabric with the madder fabric. It could be very interesting!
I find that "talking" thoughts out are a good place to be creative when nothing else seems to be working. Thank you for all who read my posts for the ears. You get to listen to my babble.
There is camping in the desert this coming weekend. I am hoping it will break some of the allergy reactions. Then maybe I will have some energy back? I can hope.