This piece has 4 colours so it could be a little tricky but not difficult. The pattern has eight leaves, the colours you choose can represent season such as the colours of spring.
You will need:-
- 2 mtrs by 90 cms of white dress weight fabric in cotton or calico.
- four dyes with suitable matching colours
- 2 dowelling rods 1 m long
- thread
- tie dye equipment
You must was and dry the fabric before starting. Make a hem at each end for fitting the dowel. Divide the fabric into eight sections, and fold or iron Draw a leaf shape in each section use a black thread and sew around each leaf, fill in the veins and the stems. MIx up your first dye, dye the fabric, rinse throughly and allow fabric to dry.
Pull up the stitching, and gather some fabric from inside the larger leaves. Mix up the second dye, dye the fabric, rinse and dry. Stitch and pull tight the dividing lines, reinforce the gatherered fabric inside the leaves then gather some areas from the rest of the fabric.
Mix the third colour, dye fabric, rinse and dry. secure the eight sections into separate bunches, dye fabric with the fourth colour, rinse and allow fabric to dry. Undo everything carefully and allow to dry then iron.
When ready slip dowel, into hemmed ends, attach a cord to the top and your wallhanging is complete.
Have Fun :]