Day 26: Over-Dyeing

Day 11's Furoshiki, as seen above,

wasn't quite as vibrant as I'd hoped for,

so yesterday I got out the old castrating tool and my can of marbles,

and got busy.  

I had gotten such excellent results using the castrating tool, marbles, and rubber bands on cotton

so I was excited to see what would happen with this piece of silk.

Unfortunately, it has been raining all day, so I couldn't get a shot outside.

The results are less than stellar.

Only that one spot was resisted by the rubber band,

and I must have applied at least 20.

But there is some nice mottled coloring,

which I hope you can see.

I think the 'problem' is that the cotton is much sturdier than the silk habotai,

so it was better able to resist the dye.

Perhaps a heavier silk would work better? 

Here is my butterfly block for today:

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