tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5168320301690791478.post7850583718430762012..comments2024-01-30T03:09:37.219-08:00Comments on Lesley Turner: Dialogue 1 - Compost ClothLesley Turnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03033681471800410670noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5168320301690791478.post-4708573812184118002010-03-15T22:38:42.674-07:002010-03-15T22:38:42.674-07:00Leaves usually have some tannins in them, which ai...Leaves usually have some tannins in them, which aids fixing.Dorothy Clewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14672095763178519102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5168320301690791478.post-85532596343344191202010-03-15T21:28:36.680-07:002010-03-15T21:28:36.680-07:00Hello Dorothy, Thanks for your helpful comments. i...Hello Dorothy, Thanks for your helpful comments. i will try the soy milk. yes it was an active compost but as you said, a cool time of the year. I have had better staining results with textiles under fallen leaves. I'm in the middle of sampling finishes to keep all the bits of leaves & seeds stuck to the cloth before I stitch. i'll keep you posted.Lesley Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03033681471800410670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5168320301690791478.post-12828198793138860722010-03-15T19:27:24.908-07:002010-03-15T19:27:24.908-07:00Hello Lesley, Linda Wallace (my co collaborator in...Hello Lesley, Linda Wallace (my co collaborator in composting tapestries) directed me to your blog. I love the staining on the cloth before it was washed. Was the cloth in a an active compost heap? I guess at this time of the year it would have a cool temperature. I have not done this with my 'planted'tapestries but I wonder if painting the cloth with soy milk and curing before composting would help to preserve the marks. This is done when using natural dyes and cellulose fibres.Dorothy Clewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14672095763178519102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5168320301690791478.post-86062636433886743132010-03-15T03:30:50.352-07:002010-03-15T03:30:50.352-07:00This is fascinating Lesley. Love the way the cloth...This is fascinating Lesley. Love the way the cloth has decayed.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05689402000429710324noreply@blogger.com