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looking for an agent that will prevent the surface of fabric from dying
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say I want to dye fabric and want to print some circles that will stay in the original color of the fabric. I imagine that before I dye the whole fabric I'll have to "paint" the circles using something that will prevent the dye from getting into the actual design. Is there something out there that I can use for that purpose? thanks R |
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nochii scribbled :
I'll try to explain: say I want to dye fabric and want to print some circles that will stay in the original color of the fabric. I imagine that before I dye the whole fabric I'll have to "paint" the circles using something that will prevent the dye from getting into the actual design. Is there something out there that I can use for that purpose? thanks R wax, it's called batik. more info@ www.dharmatrading.com |
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On 23 Jul 2003 10:06:45 -0700, nochii wrote:
I'll try to explain: say I want to dye fabric and want to print some circles that will stay in the original color of the fabric. I imagine that before I dye the whole fabric I'll have to "paint" the circles using something that will prevent the dye from getting into the actual design. Is there something out there that I can use for that purpose? thanks R That's a perfect description of resist dyeing. You paint the areas you don't want dyed with 'resist' and then dye the whole item. Then you wash the resist out. You generally have to use cold-water dye. There are various sorts of resist, but the most common is wax - that technique is called batik. There are some issues involved with batik, such as the type of wax and how it's applied, that you need to know. It's a bit lengthy to go into here, so if I were you, I'd try googling on the word 'batik' or 'batik techniques'. If you can't find anything, look on www.amazon.com, where there are masses of books on the subject. Creative Batik by Rosie Robinson is a pretty good one, with different techniques and projects to try. Trish |
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"nochii" wrote in message om... I'll try to explain: say I want to dye fabric and want to print some circles that will stay in the original color of the fabric. I imagine that before I dye the whole fabric I'll have to "paint" the circles using something that will prevent the dye from getting into the actual design. Is there something out there that I can use for that purpose? It depends on what sort of dye you're using, which depends on what sort of fabric you're using. If you're dyeing cotton or other cellulose fibres, the best dye is Procion MX. You can buy it from Dharma Trading, www.dharma.com, Prochem, www.prochem.com , or Kemtex, www.kemtex.co.uk and lots of other places including some craft shops. If it's silk you'll get good results with silk paints, from the same places. Dharma and Prochem have good directions on-line. The substance that stops dye getting at the fabric is called a resist. There are many: the most common are threads or rubber bands for tiedye, batik wax for cottons and gutta for silk paints. If you're not going to be smooching the fabric around much to get an even colour you can use wash-out PVA glue. Just make sure it penetrates the fabric completely or it won't stop the dye getting to it. HTH -- Sally Holmes Wakefield, West Yorkshire England |
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