I am working on two pieces for the Summer of Color Pink challenge. The fiber art that I am making is going to come from a piece of snow dyed fabric that I made last winter. Here is a look at the fabric a bit early. Come back next week to see what I did with it.
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Such pretty shades of pink Janelle! can't wait to see what you add to it!
Love seeing how you do color....it's beautiful and inspiring! ") NAn
I am very curious to see what you make with it. How do you snow dye things? Valerie
I really love this! All these different tones really make this texture work.
Thanks. I love making pretty fabric to use in other projects.
My process for making the snow dyed fabric isn't too complicated. I use fiber reactive dyes in my dyeing. I soak my fabric in the soda ash solution just like you do for tie dye. Then I set my fabric on top of a screen, over a tub, in whatever pattern that I want to use (this fabric was just scrunched up loosely). I pile snow all over the fabric and then I use three dye solutions that complement each other and squirt them all over the snow. I cover the whole mess up with plastic and let it sit overnight in a warm place. As the snow melts it carries the dye into the fabric and makes really beautiful patterns. The next day I rinse and wash it out using Synthrapol. If you need more detail on basic dye processes there is a lot of information on this website, www.dharmatrading.com.
Wow this is gorgeous; I can't wait to see what you do! Thanks for visiting me; my daughter is now 15. I miss those "pink" days!
Thanks for sharing this amazing technique~
My daughter's are 17 and 16, they grow up too fast.
This is amazing..it looks wonderful....I am off to have a much closer look...tjanks so much for telling us all about your technique you used too...xc
Your welcome. I like to share since I get ideas and inspiration from many other people too.
really gorgeous...xxx
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