Snow Business 2

Well, it just goes to show that it doesn't pay to cut corners!

These are the results of the fabric I painted with snow and Dye na Flow - not great, but not a complete disaster either. The colours were washed out in most of the samples so I didn't bother to take pictures. The best results were using the silk noil (the darker sample) and the Egyptian cotton. I'll use these as a background, probably printing over them.

Next time it snows I'll get the soda, salt and procion dyes out!

Denise

There's no business like snow business!

It is snowing here at Craft Arena, so as there are not many people around, I'm taking the opportunity to do some snow dyeing. Well, actually, I'm using Dye na Flow paint instead of Procion Dye as an experiment. I've used Procion in the past and it worked really well, but I really couldn't be bothered to get out the soda ash and salt, so we'll see if this short cut works.

Fabric washed and ready for the snow

First I washed the fabric (Egyptian cotton and, poplin) in synthrapol to get rid of any finish, then after I'd emptied it away, decided to add muslin and silk noil.The noil had previously been washed, but the muslin hadn't. I must admit, I don't usually wash fabric before dyeing, so it will be interesting to see if there are any differences.

I sent Ray out to collect some snow. (Twice actually, as I didn't have quite enough!)

Let it snow!

Fabric covered with snow, ready for the dye

I need some brown fabric for a project I'm working on, so decided to try two different batches. The first is with Brown and Ecru.....

Brown and Ecru Dye na Flow

...and the second batch is Burnt Umber and Ochre.

Burnt Umber and Ochre

I poured the darker colours first, and the lighter colours in the gaps. Now all I need to do is wait for it all to melt and find out if it has worked. The fabric will get a good soak as I'm not back in the studio until Tuesday!

Denise