A small piece of the fleece I got from Islay last summer; dyed with the procion dye from my textiles course. I have to card it yet; it's dyed patchily, but I think that will be quite effective. It's quite dark; with some lighter areas here and there.
hi Jan, interesting dye results you have here and on previous posts; I do have some questions: what is procion dye and what do you mean by flour resist? I like the look of the Uffington horse piece, although I have no idea how large/small it is. And aren't the birds wonderful this time of year; we have a family of great tits and a wren-family fluttering about, making lots of noise, they are careful, however the feed we leave and the fruittrees full of small insects attracts them close to our house, which is a treat.
Hi Saskia; I don't know what procion dye is, but it's a chemical powder, which we use on the textile course I'm attending. It's not very environmentally friendly, which is a shame, but I/we only use very small amounts, usually painted onto fabric. I try to use up the dye I mix up, when possible. 'Flour Resist' is making a flour and water mix (to the consistency of pouring cream) which I painted onto the fabric. When dry, I painted fabric dye on top of the flour, and the flour 'resists' the dye, leaving the original colour beneath. It crackles very nicely, leaving delicate lines. It's a similar effect to batik, but much more subtle.
The Uffington Horse piece is small; 40cms wide, and 29cms high. Thank you; I like it too. Though I take no credit for it! The felt just emerged like that! I chose the colours of the wool, but other than that, it was completely down to the lovely natural fleece!
hi Jan, interesting dye results you have here and on previous posts; I do have some questions: what is procion dye and what do you mean by flour resist?
ReplyDeleteI like the look of the Uffington horse piece, although I have no idea how large/small it is.
And aren't the birds wonderful this time of year; we have a family of great tits and a wren-family fluttering about, making lots of noise, they are careful, however the feed we leave and the fruittrees full of small insects attracts them close to our house, which is a treat.
Hi Saskia; I don't know what procion dye is, but it's a chemical powder, which we use on the textile course I'm attending. It's not very environmentally friendly, which is a shame, but I/we only use very small amounts, usually painted onto fabric. I try to use up the dye I mix up, when possible.
ReplyDelete'Flour Resist' is making a flour and water mix (to the consistency of pouring cream) which I painted onto the fabric. When dry, I painted fabric dye on top of the flour, and the flour 'resists' the dye, leaving the original colour beneath. It crackles very nicely, leaving delicate lines. It's a similar effect to batik, but much more subtle.
The Uffington Horse piece is small; 40cms wide, and 29cms high. Thank you; I like it too. Though I take no credit for it! The felt just emerged like that! I chose the colours of the wool, but other than that, it was completely down to the lovely natural fleece!
that flour resist technique sounds promising, I will try it! thanks for the explanation.....hey, choosing the colours most certainly amounts to a lot
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