I Dyed - and it Made me Happy

Back in October I signed up for a class on Craftsy.  The class is The Art of Cloth Dyeing with Jane Dunnewold.   Then on Tuesday, I finally put fabric in dye to see what magic might happen.  I used 5 different resist techniques on the fabric pieces that I dyed.  Every one of them gave a somewhat different result.   Let's look at the photos:

Scrunch with two colors

This one was a scrunch technique.  I had the purple dye in the container with the fabric but there was extra of the blue, so I put a bit of it in there too. I love the way it worked out.

Flag Fold

This one was a flag fold with plexiglass used on the outsides of the bundle as a resist.  The blue you may notice in the upper left is where some of the dye "broke" or "split" - That is just a happy accident.

Pole Resist

The red piece is a resist done using a "pole" although I improvised and used a big plastic drinking glass. The result is not what was intended but it is still a great piece of fabric that I will certainly use.

Cloth with a surprise - and the neighbor's dog photobombing

This blue is a rather simple fold technique. I didn't exactly do it like instructed, but it still came out just wonderfully.  The real surprise is the "image" that showed up in some sections of the cloth.

Do you see a face?  I do

As I was ironing the fabric, I realized that this section looks like a face. It makes me think of Yoda in the Star Wars saga.  I may have a difficult time cutting into this piece of fabric.

Simple fold with Rubber Bands

This is another simple folding technique.  I pleated the fabric and then folded the long pleated piece to make a smaller bundle. Rubber bands held it folded and also acted as a resist. 

I had a GREAT time washing the dye out and seeing what had happened.  I can hardly wait until I can do another dyeing session. I want to attempt some other techniques.   I plan to repeat the pole resist but I expect to have the proper equipment for it next time. 

If you want to join me on this adventure, the class is on sale now for $24.99   The Art of Cloth Dyeing with Jane Dunnewold.   I really love how she explains the science of what you are doing. That helped me so much with achieving success. 

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