More Dyeing with an 'E'

One of my most favorite dyeing techniques

is one that I learned from Jane Dunnewold

while I was a student in her

Art Cloth Mastery Program.

It's the painted interfacing resist method.

I had not used it in a long time,

but my friend Maggi

has been doing a wonderful tutorial on it,

and it brought back such fond memories

that I had to get out my tool box

and play. 

If you are not familiar with this technique,

Maggi can explain it all to you.

Above is one of my wet pieces of silk.

Here is the painted piece of interfacing

that I prepared to use on my silkscreen:

As you can see, I have cut out a few areas of the interfacing,

just to add a bit more interest.

The silk had been previously dyed in the 

lemon yellow, which you can see 

where the thickened dyes were resisted.

If you look carefully,

you can also see the areas where I removed the interfacing.

 Pro Chem's Intense Blue,

Boysenberry, and Burnt Orange

were added to my print paste.

My fabric is batching now,

but I will show results in a day or two.

thanks for dropping by

peace to you!