MORE ON THAT BANYAN... 13/9/20
For the vocalised text, try clicking just HERE I'm at that awkward stage shared, I am sure, by many artists and craftsmen: I am ready to start my project, but uncertain (not quite the right word) how to begin. It's a bit like being faced with a large sheet of white paper and not quite knowing where to start making a mark: cutting fabric is so VERY final !! So, as mentioned in a previous post, I have been playing around with mild tints for the chintz lining: instant coffee (left in the photo) Earl Grey tea (centre) and Rooibos (right). The results were, unsurprisingly, quite different: Coffee left very little mark once I'd washed the fabric; tea was the strongest - a rather greyish beige - and Rooibos was vaguely rusty. Really hard to tell from the photo, as the tint IS very subtle: all I want to do is slightly knock back the rather bright white, so I think I'll stick with my dear old mother's tried and tested tea! Because the s...