Here are some examples from the workshop. These are the cotton and rayon pieces. I've still got to wash and iron the silk pieces. I'll post photos of those another day.
Commercial black rayon discharged with bleach, overdyed, then discharged with thiox.
Commercial black rayon discharged with bleach, overdyed, then illumination printed with thiox and MX dye.
Another illumination print on commercial black rayon.
Commercial black cotton discharged with bleach and overdyed
Potato dextrin resist on commercial black rayon discharged with monagum thickened bleach.
Mixed cotton and 50/50 cotton/poly blend assembled, clamped, and dyed (LWI).
Clamped resist on white fabric dyed black.
Commercial black T shirt pole wrapped and bound with string, discharged in a bleach bath, then overdyed.
3 comments:
Phenomenal Russ!! WooHoo!
So.....I want that tee! LOL
What the heck is illumination printing?
xo
Hey Judy,
Yeah, I feel OK about these as samples. They're a starting point.
I used the term "illumination printing". I hope I'm not coining a new term. I'm referring to the use of an "illuminating dye" in a thiox discharge paste (see Doug Wilson's glossary of dyeing terms on the dyer's list forum at http://list.emich.edu/~dyers/pdfs/dyeglossary.PDF). Including a discharge-resistant MX dye (e.g., PRO Chem turquoise or tangerine) in the paste allows you to discharge and apply a new color at the same time.
Hi Russ,
Looks like you had a great time! Your samples are very intriguing. Cant' wait to see how all this shows up in your quilts!
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