Hand-Dyed Macramé: Create Unique Plant Hangers
It's Dye Time
A course by Demi Mixon , Textile Artist
About the video: It's Dye Time
Overview
“In this lesson, you will learn one of my favorite parts: dyeing! My work is known for its transitional color gradients and ombres. Here, I will share some tips on how to achieve your own unique colorway when hand dyeing.”
In this video lesson Demi Mixon addresses the topic: It's Dye Time, which is part of the Domestika online course: Hand-Dyed Macramé: Create Unique Plant Hangers. Explore colors, shapes, and knotting techniques to create hand-crafted textile wall hangers inspired by nature.
Partial transcription of the video
“ It's Dye Time In the last lesson, we measured and cut our string. In this lesson, I'll walk you through my special dyeing technique. On the table, we have everything I'll be using to dye today. We have the string that we just cut, my actual dye materials, my heating source, which is just an electrical, portable stove top, two metal pans for the water, some gloves to keep your fingers nice and clean, salt to use as a mordant, and I like to use a slotted spoon to mix things around. Make sure you change into something that you don't care about getting dye on. First, I've heated the dye pots ...”
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Course summary for: Hand-Dyed Macramé: Create Unique Plant Hangers
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Category
Craft -
Areas
Macramé, Textile Design, Textile Dyeing
Demi Mixon
A course by Demi Mixon
Demi Mixon is a textile artist from Houston, Texas. Though her background is in geology, and she pursued a Master of Science in the subject at the University of Alaska in Fairbanks, Demi first picked up macramé as a hobby before turning it into her career. She began selling her pieces online and in craft markets, which led her to win the 2020 Art Category Etsy Design Award.
She eventually decided to pursue a career in textile and fiber art full time, and started Demi Macramé & Designs, her online store. Demi specializes in contemporary macramé wall hangings and soft sculptures inspired by nature. Her work can be found in local and online exhibitions, as well as around the world in the hospitality industry, galleries, and with private collectors.
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