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.

  1. Lay the plastic, bubble side up. If using dry cleaning bags, slit it, then
    wrinkle
  2. Lay silk, right side down on the plastic
  3. With a large foam brush, brush the fabric with water. This merges the
    plastic and silk together, and the pre-wetting prevents streaking.
  4. Mix Colorhue Dye, typically 3 parts water to 1 part dye, and stir.
  5. Using a foam brush, brush on the dye.
  6. Let dry for at least one hour before removing from the plastic.
  7. Dry, then press.
    Pleating
    Because this dye is so instant, you can brush on several colors, and there is
    very little merging of colors.
  8. At the ironing board, pleat your fabric into 1” pleats.
  9. Using rubber bands, wrap the fabric. Wherever the bands are, the fabric
    will remain white.
  10. Using foam brushes, push the dye into the areas between the rubber
    bands. Using 3 colors usually works best, more gets too busy.
    Marbles
  11. Lay out plastic over your table.
  12. Place marbles in fabric, and tie in place with rubber bands.
  13. 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

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