Indigo-a-go-go 2

Finally, a long week of anticipation had passed and it was finally time to unfold everything and hang to dry for a day before washing out the excess indigo. I chose a corner of the yard that wouldn't matter if any indigo dripped off the fabric, it was pretty dry by that point.

This is the t-shirt, which seemed to be the brightest, possibly because of the knit t-shirt fabric vs. the tightly woven cotton fabric taking the dye so differently.  I liked how the shapes I made with the clothespins turned out on the t-shirt.

This one was folded (obviously) and then clamped on the edges with clothespins and rubber-banded together tightly.

 Here's the stitched-resist while it was still wet and before being washed and dried. I can't get over how gorgeous this is, I even love the thread holes. It looks like topographic maps doesn't it?

 This piece was accordion folded on the diagonal and then clamped much too tightly so that it resisted the dye getting inside the folds a little too well.

 Here's the circular rubber-banded piece while it was still wet.

I really like the linear parts of this folded design. It reminds me of cathedral windows.

 Here's the t-shirt after washing and drying.

 The rubber-banded piece, look how much the color changed!

 I like how this one turned out, even though there is so much white overall.  Maybe a shirt made out of this would be nice?

 I think this one changed the most after being washed and dried. It's become more interesting, there are more subtle patterns you can see now.

 The stitched resist part was still beautifully folded and I know I will have a hard time ironing out those wrinkles. Perhaps I'll find a way to use them as-is.

 A close-up of some of the details that are now visible in the circular patterns, So much depth to it, fascinating.

 My absolute favorite part out of everything is the bit that I did the stitched resist on. Oh how I wish I'd done an entire piece of fabric with this technique. If I go back to try the workshop, I'm definitely going to try that.

Here's a close-up of the t-shirt after being washed, it's just such a soft and pretty blue, like a blue sky after rain. I'm very excited about getting to wear this one. Thanks for giving me the shirt, Rhonda.