Sunday, 9 April 2023
Blagoslovljeno veliko noč! - A Blessed Easter!
Resurrexit Christus - Kristus je vstal!
Obiskovalcem bloga želim blagoslovljeno, veselo veliko noč!
A blessed, happy Easter to all visitors of my blog!
Aleluja, aleluja!
Sunday, 25 December 2022
Monday, 18 April 2022
Krhlika Alder Buckthorn
Krhlika je en tak navaden grm, nič posebnega na pogled. Ima pa, vsaj zame, dve posebnosti: prva je, da se na njej hrani gosenica metulja citronček (Gonepteryx rhamnii), druga pa to, da daje krasne barve na volni.
Alder buckthorn is a bush with nothing special about when you look at it. But it is special to me in two ways: it is the host to the caterpillar of brimstone butterfly (Gonepteryx rhamnii), and secondly,it gives beautiful colours on wool.
Po navadi olupim sveže vejice, ko so v soku, včasih pa tudi kaj starejšega in debelejšega. Ob lupljenju izteka živorumen sok, ki močno obarva prste, a se na srečo zlahka izmije.
I usually peel fresh twigs when sappy, and sometimes also older and thicker twigs. Bright yellow sap runs from them that badly stains my fingers but is fortunately easily washed off.
Preja na zgornjih slikah je strojno predena in te sem pobarvala največ. Pravzaprav toliko, da še ne vem, kako bi jo uporabila in je na voljo tudi kakšni ljubiteljici domače volne, barvane z rastlinami.
The yarn in the pictures above is machine spun and I dyed a lot of it. In fact so much that I do not have a use for all of it. So it is available to those who love naturally dyed autochthonous farmer's wool.
Za izziv sem pobarvala česano volno in jo spredla na kolovrat. Je debelejša in neenakomerna.
I challenged myself and dyed carded wool and spun it on my spinning wheel. It is thicker and of uneven diameter.
Pletena v gladkem vzorcu
Knit in stockinette stitch
Tudi ta je na voljo. Spredla sem različne količine različnih odtenkov in debelin - mogoče bi pa še lepše prišla do izraza v tkanju?
This yarn is also available. I've spun various amounts of different shades and thicknesses - perhaps it would best show its beauty in weaving?
Friday, 25 June 2021
Lansko barvanje 2 - Last year's dyeing 2
Druga rastlina, ki sem jo lani zelo veliko uporabljala za barvanje, je bila vrba. Skromno, nezahtevno drevo, pionirska na mnogi terenih.
Tule vrbe obkrožajo Zelence s čudovito smaragdno zeleno vodo, ki izvira v posameznih "vulkančkih" na peščenem dnu jezera; to je povirje Save Dolinke v Podkorenu pri Kranjski Gori.
Večinoma imajo vrbe ozko podolgovato listje, zeleno do srebrnkasto. Nekaj slik vrb ob moji vsakodnevni sprehajalni/kolesarski poti čisto blizu doma.
Willow trees usually have lance-shaped leaves, green to silver in colour. Above are some pictures of willows growing by the sides of my daily walking/biking track near my home.
Čeprav so listi zeleni, zelene barve seveda ne dajo. Kot še mnogo drugih rastlin na volni dajo rumeno. Lepo, intenzivno, dobro obstojno rumeno. Neverjetno je, kako veliko barve je shranjene v vrbovem listju.
Although the leaves are mostly green, green is not the colour it imparts to wool. Like many other plants it imparts yellow - a beautiful, intense, fast yellow colour. It is incredible how much colour is stored in willow leaves.
Oznake:
barvanje z rastlinami,
leaves,
listi,
natural dyeing,
preja,
rumena,
volna,
vrba willow,
wool,
yarn,
yellow
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