It needs a bit more work I think (might make a bigger center), but experimenting with weaving wool cut into shapes...in this case petals. I was originally inspired by daisies but this also makes me think of a starfish.
It's finally warm enough to do some solar dyeing and I started with lichens. This variety (which I don't have identified) I threw into the pot branches and all. The fabric is a lovely champagne yellow-brown. The canning jar contains another variety. So far there seems to be no color. Tomorrow I'm going to look in a few of our local bookstores to see if I can find some books on lichens. I'm curious about how they grow (some of them take a long time to grow and are rare I know) and what would make them stop growing.
It may be hard to see, but I decided to try a bit of shibori. I was very pleased with the results and want to try more.