Monday, October 2, 2017

Indigo Dyeing

i have started doing experiments with natural dyes. I decided to use natural indigo and the 123 method of preparing a vat. I prepared a mini vat in a large bottle and dyed cotton pieces, silk pieces, watercolour paper and cotton threads. I was really happy with the result as I have not prepared this type of vat before.

I took a photo of my results using the various fibres.  I plan to use the pieces to make a Dye Journal and to do some boro type stitching.



cheers

Rebecca




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  1. chrisOctober 3, 2017 at 7:37 PM

    Look forward to seeing what you produce.

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  2. kathrynOctober 28, 2017 at 5:51 PM

    I’d love to know/ learn how to set up a natural indigo vat.

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    1. RebeccaJanuary 1, 2018 at 8:26 AM

      Kathryn will be documenting the process shortly.

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  3. JeanneDecember 31, 2017 at 8:43 AM

    so you made a bottle of indigo and then diluted to use for larger pieces??

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  4. RebeccaJanuary 1, 2018 at 8:25 AM

    No I didn’t I found I could put fat quarters A5 paper in my jar. If I want to dye bigger pieces I will make a bigger vat I.e. increase the amount of indigo fructose lime and use a bucket.

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