Shan, the painting on velvet sounds so gorgeous. I'd love to have a painted velvet jacket to wear - it would really be a special piece. I think it would be wonderful to do that as a career, but then we have concerns like insurance that a mundane job takes care of.
Thanks to you and Sedonia, it sounds much more manageable to dye silk and not worry about it so much. I've been checking into silk prices and they aren't so bad, not bad at all. I think it may become a very addicting thing, indeed.
So, you mentioned salt, Shan.. what have you done with that?