Showing posts with label dyeing a fabric with more than one vat. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dyeing a fabric with more than one vat. Show all posts

Saturday, March 10, 2012

Reactivation

Waves of blue are continuing to roll in around here. I reactivated all my indigo vats, which is a really experimental process of trying this and/or that to find what works. They feel very alive - I take their temperature, feed them, keep them warm... And they responded with improved colour! I decided to explore combining blues from different vats in the same fabric, today.

I like how the different dyes are just short of meeting - it looks like a dry brush effect.


And here is a little relief from all this blue!


Just for a minute, though. Each of these silks were done in one vat using the natural indigo.


The blues are not going to go away for some time yet...