Man made patterns and made man lichen

This fabric isn't actually my trousers, its photocopy, unfortunately the colour's aren't so good. I have crochet some lichen into the fabric. The variegated threads seem to work best. I love using Oliver Twists threads.

Patterns in my trousers

I have been working on ideas from the walk, here is a sketch of the lichen like patterns in my trousers.

I went on to interpret these using natural dyed fabric and stitch. The top picture is silk satin organza, dyed with weld. I've tied and capped it and then dyed it with chlorophylum. The pieces that are appliqued on are silk organza, dyed with indigo. I have machine stitched it.
The one below is silk velvet crumple dyed with weld, chlorophylum and tannin. I have used cable machine stitch on it.
I'm thinking of crocheting some lichen into my trousers!!

My walk in kensal Green Cemetery

This is a view that Jo photographed in the Cemetery. I think she liked my trousers rather than my feet!! I am very fond of these trousers, I especially like the colour and the patterns but I hadn't consciously linked them with weathered stone work and lichen.  I think the photo shows an interesting view of the relationship between man made things and nature. I shall try some experiments between made man patterns and naturally dyed fabrics.

Thanks Jo.

Some more dyeing

Someone on the walk commented on the link between dyeing and cemeteries. I was a bit surprised to see a demonstration I am doing for ERFT advertised as Jenny's dying demonstration, that wasn't quite what I had in mind. Anyway the sample below is my interpretation of how new life can come out of ruin. It is iron and tannin flour paste resist dyed with an area of indigo and weld. 

This next sample is based on a grave I saw at St Nicolas Church yard, the one where the grave has a little metal roof all of its own. The metal had become weathered and verdigris has occurred. This sample is made cotton and  indigo and weld that has been tray dyed with iron and tannin.

I thought I would be very disciplined and finish ideas from before the 'Walk' I am really excited about all the photo's and ideas that people have given me from the walk, now I can get on with those.

A walk in kensal Green cemetery

This is the real start of the project, a group walk around Kensal Green Cemetery. I was very pleased with how it went. We were lucky with the weather; it did rain later. Here are some of us on the steps of the Anglican Chapel. My planning went well on the whole, but I did make one mistake and gave everyone my husbands mobile tel. no instead of mine, fortunately that didn't have too serious an impact.  This grave below was really colourful, Marian especially liked this.

We saw some lovely autumn colouring.

and this very peaceful lion.

We had tea in the Dissenters Chapel at the end of the walk. I put my sketches and samples of natural dyeing based on Cemeteries on display. Everyone seemed to really enjoy the afternoon. We have a lot of ideas to take forward in the natural dyeing workshops.

Thank you so much everyone for coming.