potato printing and an update

Hello! I though this space was overdue for a blog post and update. Helen has gone back to work and I have been running solo with Idlewild for the past 6 months or so. The two of us are trying to figure out how we can both fit a bit of dyeing, printing and making into our chaotic lives. So bear with us as we attempt to fill what little spare time we have with our passion for fibre and dye. 

I managed to snap a few photos the other day while I was printing up a few garments. I thought it would be fun to share these. I use Permatone water-based textile inks. I buy mine in big 1 litre tubs but Gordon Harris carries smaller tubs of inks in a variety of different colours. I'm hoping to get a few tutorials up on the blog over the next few months and I am currently learning how to digitise my patterns into PDFs so that I can put some up for people to access. 

A few other posts will be going up in this space as a way of sharing different interests of mine. So when you see something up here, for the time being it is Miss Bonnie posting. Feel free to subscribe so you get an email when I post something. 

a few new items in the shop

Ahoy! We have just added a few new items to the shop.  There are some hand-dyed and hand-printed shoulder bags.  I've got one of those on my personal to-make list (for myself).  I suspect Helen has one planned for herself too.  Both she and I have had a few versions of that trusty bag over the years. 

And here are some dresses too!  I love the simplicity of these two styles.  There will be two more of the hand-printed dress with the tie neck in charcoal and black with gold print.  I love how the pink turned out on the stone linen. 

shop update

Hello all!  There are a few new items in the shop.  Here is Odette in the printed beanie.  Rather adorable in my (heavily biased) opinion.  The beanie is great, as the bottom can be rolled up for a smaller head and then rolled down as your wee bub's gorgeous noggin grows.  She is also sporting one of the shibori bandana bibs.  A very stylish way of collecting drool while keeping the top part of her shirts from getting manky.  That is what I like to call a win-win situation.  More to come this week!