The thought of using "acid dyes" had always made me a little nervous. I had never really considered that the "acid" was only white vinegar. I had taken a couple of silk painting classes in the past, & love how the dyes flowed & colored the silk, but honestly never actually "got it" until yesterday, when my friend Sandy Winfree invited to come over & play at her house, & do some silk dying. I forgot to bring my camera along for the the process, but here are the results so far......
Here are the silk wrapped on poles, Shibori style, with the 3 to the left including rocks & small stones to add texture. Today we will be adding another layer of color, then I have to wait a few days for the fabric to dry completely before we can see the finale results.
Sandy's process involves ironing & pleating her fabric before wrapping on the pole, which I did do for one small piece, but the others I just did the wrapping, scrunching & rocks, for what I hope will be a more organic result. Below is one of Sandy's breath-takingly beautiful quilts. She came to quilting from a doll-making background.
6 comments:
It is amazing how much vinegar can do - when you think about it.
Incredible dye adventures-very cool!
(I think 'natural' dyeing is scarier!)
that quilt she did is beautiful.
Oh what fun, I am very jealous!
I love the results! Dyeing is fun ....I'm just too lazy to figure it all out.
I was telling Floyd about Kathy & Johns dyeing adventure out west and he said it sounded like fun!!! Can you believe it!!?!! Is he about the most perfect guy?!
Wow, the scarves are beautiful, take more pictures during the next round. I'm not familiar with acid dyes, I thought they were chemical dyes, I know they use them on wool.
The quilt is wonderful, what a artist.
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