WHEN SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 2024 AT 8:30
WHERE EARLENE’S BACKYARD
WHAT TO DYE? SILK, WOOL, COTTON (PREWASH ALL PLANT FIBERS)
WHAT TO BRING
· water
· hat and sunglasses
· snacks and lunch
· paper towels
· dye notebookand dye kit
· wear old clothes and sunscreen
DEPENDING ON THE DYE TECHNIQUE YOU PICK PLEASE BRING
· foam brushes
· disposable gloves
· iron and ironing board
· bubble wrap
· rubber bands
· spritzer bottles
· portable table
· white plastic table cloths
· basin or plastic bag to carry home wet fiber
WHAT I HAVE ON HAND
· one iron and ironing board
· marbles
· sharpie markers
· rubbing alcohol
· syringes
· dyes for silk, protein and plant fibers
· Citric Acid for protein fibers
· Soda Ash for cotton/hemp fibers
· About 10 lawn chairs
· 4 assorted tables
. kosher salt
. drying rack
We received over 30 assorrted silk scarves and 10 yards of silk organza
fabric from Linda Woosley’s studio. Scarves and organza are on a first
come first serve basis.
DYE IN THE PARK 2024
Bubble Pack or Dry cleaning Bags
This is a fantastic technique that picks up the pattern of the plastic.
- Lay the plastic, bubble side up. If using dry cleaning bags, slit it, then
wrinkle - Lay silk, right side down on the plastic
- With a large foam brush, brush the fabric with water. This merges the
plastic and silk together, and the pre-wetting prevents streaking. - Mix Colorhue Dye, typically 3 parts water to 1 part dye, and stir.
- Using a foam brush, brush on the dye.
- Let dry for at least one hour before removing from the plastic.
- Dry, then press.
Pleating
Because this dye is so instant, you can brush on several colors, and there is
very little merging of colors. - At the ironing board, pleat your fabric into 1” pleats.
- Using rubber bands, wrap the fabric. Wherever the bands are, the fabric
will remain white. - Using foam brushes, push the dye into the areas between the rubber
bands. Using 3 colors usually works best, more gets too busy.
Marbles - Lay out plastic over your table.
- Place marbles in fabric, and tie in place with rubber bands.
- Brush on the dye using foam brushes.
Uneven Dyeing
Scrunch your silk, and tie with rubber bands or clothespins. Dip in dye Or
place in a zip lock bag. Squeeze out dye, dry and repeat for second color.
Spritz it! Cover your area with white plastic. Dilute the dye with water,
and pour into a spray bottle. Scrunch up your fabric, for an uneven color
and spray! Repeat with other colors.
Drip Dyeing
1 Using pipettes or syringes drip dye on to scarf
2 Once you get the perfect amount of drips of dye you can move the scarf
around so you get all the white parts covered with the dye.
3 Take a piece of saran wrap and wrap the top of the bowl. Put in
microwave for 4 minutes in 2 minute increments. Poke holes in the saran
wrap with a fork this will prevent the saran wrap from exploding.
4 Remove the saran wrap and rinse the scarf until the water is clear.
5 Remove the water out and ring out the scarf. Place outside or on a drying