Liam Blackburn
@ironcauldron.bsky.social
Canadian small batch dyer, pigment maker and occasional marbling artist. Specializing in custom natural dyeing and textile reproduction with a focus on local fibre.
www.ironcauldron.ca
www.ironcauldron.ca
Something a bit different! https://buff.ly/3Qhfe32 had a loom issue, a pair of screws had sheared off on this component of her flying shuttle mechanism. So, I drilled out the screws, and re-drilled for a bolt instead. This really shouldn't shear off!
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#loomrepair #somethingdifferent #fibresky
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#loomrepair #somethingdifferent #fibresky
February 11, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Something a bit different! https://buff.ly/3Qhfe32 had a loom issue, a pair of screws had sheared off on this component of her flying shuttle mechanism. So, I drilled out the screws, and re-drilled for a bolt instead. This really shouldn't shear off!
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#loomrepair #somethingdifferent #fibresky
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#loomrepair #somethingdifferent #fibresky
All the tests that went into the two colours for the recent DKW Junior reupholstery job that @uppercanadaweaving.bsky.social is working on. 27 tests in total, so not too bad (I did 45 for a radio fabric a few years ago). They do make satisfying pages in the sample binders!
#dyesky #yarnsky
#dyesky #yarnsky
February 7, 2025 at 7:00 PM
All the tests that went into the two colours for the recent DKW Junior reupholstery job that @uppercanadaweaving.bsky.social is working on. 27 tests in total, so not too bad (I did 45 for a radio fabric a few years ago). They do make satisfying pages in the sample binders!
#dyesky #yarnsky
#dyesky #yarnsky
Scaled up batches for two colours @uppercanadaweaving.bsky.social is using to make upholstery fabric for a DKW Junior car. These hues are based off of an original swatch of fabric, and lots of testing went into getting a match.
#bespoketextiles #smallbatchdyer #fibrearts #yarnsky
#bespoketextiles #smallbatchdyer #fibrearts #yarnsky
February 4, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Scaled up batches for two colours @uppercanadaweaving.bsky.social is using to make upholstery fabric for a DKW Junior car. These hues are based off of an original swatch of fabric, and lots of testing went into getting a match.
#bespoketextiles #smallbatchdyer #fibrearts #yarnsky
#bespoketextiles #smallbatchdyer #fibrearts #yarnsky
Purples made by overdyeing indigo - you can see how drastically the shade of indigo effects the colour. I'm getting closer to the mark, but we're not there yet. #naturaldyes #smallbatchdyeing #yarnsky
January 31, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Purples made by overdyeing indigo - you can see how drastically the shade of indigo effects the colour. I'm getting closer to the mark, but we're not there yet. #naturaldyes #smallbatchdyeing #yarnsky
Pictures from a recent meeting with @uppercanadaweaving.bsky.social to compare scaled tests against original samples and the swatch we have for recreating this upholstery fabric. I do scaled tests when colour matching is a primary focus, to make sure things will turn out right - these looked good!
January 28, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Pictures from a recent meeting with @uppercanadaweaving.bsky.social to compare scaled tests against original samples and the swatch we have for recreating this upholstery fabric. I do scaled tests when colour matching is a primary focus, to make sure things will turn out right - these looked good!
Love seeing these yarns transformed into something so beautiful and useful!
My first Blue Sky post is all about the sunshine of summer that grows the plants for natural dyes and pasture for sheep.
Goldenrod yellow and Sumac grey foraged colours turning on the sunshine on this cold and windy January day.
Goldenrod yellow and Sumac grey foraged colours turning on the sunshine on this cold and windy January day.
January 27, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Love seeing these yarns transformed into something so beautiful and useful!
Hello World!
Hope to find fibre folks here, and keep documenting my hours at the dye pots.
Hope to find fibre folks here, and keep documenting my hours at the dye pots.
January 26, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Hello World!
Hope to find fibre folks here, and keep documenting my hours at the dye pots.
Hope to find fibre folks here, and keep documenting my hours at the dye pots.