Onyx Art Studios Blog
DENIM UPCYCLE- I DYED MY STAINED JEANS WITH INDIGO
These Jeans have bad grass stains on the knees. I wanted to cover the stains so I decided to dip them into my indigo vat. I dipped them multiple times and let them get semi dry in between. I finally let them dry completely and washed them on hot and with an extra rinse.
HANDMADE PILLOWS FROM VINTAGE EMBROIDERED HUIPILES
I was gifted a number of vintage huipiles that were brought back from Guatemala. They were incredibly beautiful and were covered with hand embroidery. They were very old so some parts of them were very worn out. So I decided to "upcycle" them and piece together the most fantastic parts of embroidery to make a pillow.
Denim Dress Upcycle Shibori Tutorial
Do you have a piece of clothing or two that you love and have thought about throwing out, but you can't because you love it too much? This denim dress is a favorite and is past its prime. It's faded a lot and has some stains on it. I wanted to give it a new look in hopes that it can have some more life.
Artist Interview Katrin Reifeiss- Talking Slow Fashion
Artist Interveiw: Susanna Taylor Natural Dyer
Artist Interview: Lucy Beizer- Natural Dyer
I sit down with Natural dyer and textile artist Lucy Beizer to talk about her work. She recaps her process, learning natural dyeing in Budapest, Hungary and her Dream Journal.
