Completed Research Book

 

Research Book In-Process Pictures

 

Here I have done the pages for dye-sessions 1 and 2 witch swatches of my fabrics. I have to go to Michaels tomorrow to get supplies for the rest.

Dye Session 2 Completed Fabrics

 

Dye Session 2 Process

For dye session 2, I tried a few different shibori techniques. The one in the middle is wrapped around ping pong balls.

I chose to use rojo powder and turmeric. After dye session 1, I realized that I was using too much water. So, this time I used a lot less water and more pigment. I put the ping pong and unfolded fabrics in the rojo and the triangle clip fabric in the turmeric. I really liked the result of mixing the dyes last session so this time I did one half and half but I think it turned out much better this time. 

Here are all four of my fabrics wet on the clothesline. My favorite is the one on the far right which is the result of the triangle fold and clothes pins. I can't wait for them to dry so I can iron them and take pictures of the final result. 

 

Dye Session 1 Completed Fabrics

 

Dye Session 1 Process

 

For my first dye session, I chose to use both logwood and marigold powders. I used some Shibori techniques on three of my fabrics and left one unfolded to get a solid color. The cloth on the top right thats bunched up with rubber bands didn't turn out how I expected. The bands I had were too thin and kept snapping in the pot resulting in a few very faint designs. I decided to redo this one with string instead (as seen below) which ended up working out much better. 

The initial rubber band fabric was stirred in the logwood pot for about 45 minutes before I rinsed and hung it up. I used the unfolded cloth in the logwood as well but I decided to leave it submerged in the dye overnight, resulting in a much richer color than the one left for 45 minutes (as to be expected).

I left one piece of fabric sticking out of the pot there so that I could dye the other half with marigold. It was going well until the logwood decided to completely take over the marigold, leaving me with a mostly purple fabric. Regardless, there are a few yellow streaks breaking up the purple that I think look quite neat. 

For the two marigold colored fabrics, I decided to let them sit in the pot overnight as well to get the most out of the dye as I could and it paid off! 

Here's all my fabrics drying on a make-shift clothes line in my back yard. When they're dry, I'll need to iron them so the designs can be seen better in the final photos!