Preparing to dye with fresh tansy at The Bailly House in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.
About to start cooking the flowers Sunday morning, an eagle appeared on the peak of the Opera House roof.
Longing for my old Konica with the super zoom lens!
It stayed for 20 exciting minutes.
The flowers gave a nice clear yellow on mordanted organic cotton.
This process uses minimal water. I wanted to use the abundance of flowers growing close by while the pigment was still good.
There is a severe drought in Nova Scotia this summer. Today is a rare day of rain. Until there’s more, dyeing will be kept to a minimum.
Everyone’s thoughts are on the out-of-control Long Lake Fire.
tbh 