So this last week was good. I had a nice order for several sets of gradations which were just sent out to Italy. 
Here is a picture of a run of silk chiffon which went out to a customer on the east coast.
Here are some fabs I made for my best friend's birthday to supplement her stash of batiked fabs for a new quilting project. I need to do the next round of waxing but ran out of wax and money. QU classes have started up again so soon I will finish this project and send it on to its new home.
Started washing and then cutting the fabric for the 10' x 30' curtain. Here's what it looked like before it went into the wash. Large piles of fabric make me happy. See the yardstick?
Washed, cut and folded. Tomorrow the sewing begins.
This is a picture of my wooden frame that is my current favorite for dyeing, painting, batiking projects. They came with the slots in them as seen above and a screw and wing nut system that was only good for specific sized projects. I dumped the wing nuts in favor of some middle sized "C" clamps. WAY easier. Now I can slide them around and make the frames any size I want.
Close up. Hope this helps. Several students wanted to see specifically how I was doing this in my dye studio.
Happy dyeing everyone. Tell me what you are working on these days!
Anything specific you want to see me do? Any products you want reviewed?
7 comments:
wow lovely colours!!!! i liked the frame too.... always wondered how u were able to do it. thanks for sharing
I am drooling on my monitor! Those colors are beautiful. Looking forward to the new QU class on Friday. Justine
Veena- sometimes with really HUGE painted pieces, I skip the frame all together and just lay out towels and the fabric on top of that and tape it down securely. The bars at that point just get in my way.
See you in class, Justine! Thanks for drooling!
That truly is a ginormous pile of fabric! I, too, am counting down until class starts Friday. Promise to keep myself in check ;-)
Margie, remember when you did the wool dyeing? Did you compare the wool dye with fiber reactive dyes? That's something I'd really like to see.
Suzanne- there are some results on the blog. Did you see those?
Yes, I saw your beautiful acid-dyed wool yarn. Was just wondering if you also dyed wool with fiber-reactive dye --- wondering how the two different dyes compare.
Please don't tell me this is an extra credit for Thick & Thin ;-)
Ah! I'll get back to you with more info, Suzanne. I'm running really fast at the moment but the short answer is that indeed, acid dyes are way better on wool. They are geared for the hot water and the wool absorbs only what it can take in and the rinsing is a snap.
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