Sunday, May 1, 2011

The Spice of Life

I've been checking out menu at my local Indian restaurants trying to come up with an idea for Helen's color choices.  The first sample I'm working on has turmeric and paprika in it.


I think the asafoetida and cumin can be added in later. Perhaps some mustard seed and garam masala, I'll have to do more research.

7 comments:

Gerrie said...

Yummy research!

Dolores Quilts said...

Very nice! Would love to know more about your spice dyeing techniques.

stART said...

I would love to be able to assist with your research - yummy yum!

Carol Esch said...

definitely has the feel and look of tumeric......lovely

Kristin L said...

Yyummy research indeed. Did you dye your fabrics with the spices, or just match the colors? Either way is has a nice spicy warmth to it.

Terri Stegmiller said...

This is so full of texture and interest. Love it!

Karen said...

Kristin and Dolores, I used regular old mx dyes for this in yellows and pale oranges, and as you will see in the reveal, I over dyed the whole thing, then used bleach to take out the color in certain areas