Shirt of Many Colors: Draped in Summer’s Sun

One of my most cherished dye projects from last season was my color morphing harvest shirt. What started as a thrifted white cotton work shirt became an evolving piece of art. As I incrementally imbued my harvest shirt with colors of the seasons, the garment began to feel like a love letter to our little farm.

James YoungMay 2, 2019natural dye, over-dyeing, black hollyhock, japanese indigo, dyer's chamomile, marigold dye, dyeing with cochineal, natural dye seeds, natural dyeing Comments