Saturday, January 23, 2016

Hand Dyeing with the Art Sisters...



The Art Sisters are @ the Palace

We are hand dyeing fabric today...



The Palace Kitchen





Nancy means business!





Fabrics soda soaking...





Lots of gradient dyeing today...





Golf Balls, Wiffle Balls, Clamps.....resist dyeing





gradient containers





dye concentrates









Kathi is dyeing garments





One of the Palace dye supply cupboards














the Palace kitchen serves as a wet studio





always lots of rinsing





tying wife balls with rubber bands





yogurt containers make good risers





color testing





ice discharge









ice dyeing









the Palace Laundry Room





ice discharge





ice dyeing





Wiffle Ball dyeing



Here is the wiffle ball fabric fresh out 

of the dryer:




















Art Sisters sorting gradients fresh from the dryer...






















Lots of ironing to do before there are any more reveals

from our hand dyeing day @ the Palace...

More to come!



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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi


4 comments:

  1. Looks like you had a great time! I've invited a friend to come and learn some shibori dyeing techniques with me and I can't wait! It's been too long since I've dyed. I'm jealous of your Thread Shed. We're going to have to work in the kitchen for the wet part and be very careful...

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  2. It looks like fun was had by all!

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  3. That is a funny work and a lots pretty fabric!

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  4. I hadn't seen dying with wiffle balls before. Can you show a photo of what the wiffle ball dyed fabric looks like? Looks like a fun creative day!

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