Eco-dying micro-bundle fabric scraps for scroll-making

Eco-dying micro-bundle fabric scraps for scroll-making: love this process. Weirdly I've never drunk tea but give me a tea bag and I'll splodge it all over fabric or paper. It's so simple yet I've struggled with eco-dying fabric and letting go.

It's so unpredictable, very messy (when I do it), totally experimental and you'll never know what you'll get. In my head I've an idea of what I want to create and the tea and the rust and the turmeric have other ideas. I have to thank them, they're my wise teachers 🙏🏽 I've learned to love all my little pieces of dyed fabric and how alchemy occurs when they're put together and stitched. Bit like stitching fragments of writing together.

On sources/inspiration: After my brain injury and post-concussion syndrome in 2022, I turned to making when writing felt too hard (most of the time) and learnt lots of new creative making practices, mainly from youtube folks. I've lost track of original sources of inspiration 🤦🏽‍♀️. Acknowledging here that my practices are built on the legacy of many creative folks to whom I'm very grateful for their sharing freely. I reckon my ancestoral women eco-dyed too...