elizabethlovatt:Bee QuiltThe material has been hand dyed with turmeric, tea and onions skins. Then h
elizabethlovatt:Bee QuiltThe material has been hand dyed with turmeric, tea and onions skins. Then hand printed with lino cuts to represent the larvae, workers, drones and the single queen bee. The quilt was then then pieced, quilted and bound by hand.The bees are arranged in a rough imitation of the structure of a hive: the queen is surrounded by workers, each drone and larvae are attended by their own workers, while others form a circle to represent a “bee dance” and some stand guard at the entrance to the hive. -- source link