Wyoming Breezes

Sue O. adds dyes to the large tray of water June 2017 Yesterday, I shared my experience of Suminagashi Dyeing , and today, I will show you how the large panels of fabric were dyed. I did not dye a large square, but Sue did. once Sue had added all the ink that she wanted, the fabric was carefully placed on top of the ink-covered water making sure the fabric is straight and in the tray allowing the fabric to take up the ink  revealing the dyed panel The panel was rinsed in plain water after it was removed from the tray. It's a fun technique - I would like to try it again. Important Note: our instructor purchased cotton sheeting for the class and treated it with alum before the class so that it would take up the dye and so that the dye would adhere to the fabric. The fabric MUST be pre-treated. the ink, purchased on Amazon

Lorre H. demonstrates the technique of adding ink to the tray of water June 2017 Sue and I took advantage of a Suminagashi class (also known as Japanese Marbling) last week at the Lander Art Center. It was a lot of fun and resulted in some interesting results. adding layers of color on top of the water The marbling ink is placed on top of the water in layers. The layers can carefully be manipulated to create swirls or pools of color. ink floating on top of the water fabric placed on top of the ink-covered water dyed fabric after rinsing and pressing The colors were quite vivid when they were wet, but once dried and pressed, they became muted. my collection of suminagashi dyed fabric squares June 2017 Others in the class were more artistic with their squares. rinsed dyed fabric squares  completed squares large panel of dyed fabric Of all the fabric that was dyed that evening, this piece was by far my favorite. More photos tomorrow. . ...