Dyeing the thread: three batches, two failures
A natural dye gave different shades on two batches of wool — and it shows in the finished work.
Thread for two of the works was dyed by hand. The first batch came out darker than expected, the second lighter, and only the third gave the tone required.
All three are used in the finished piece. The artist did not even out the colour: the difference between batches creates bands visible from a distance, which read up close as separate areas. Not a plan, but a consequence they decided not to hide.
