Fabric dyeing

Fabric Dyeing 
                                                                                 

 Because of lockdown I've been finding it hard to source material so i chose to get a variety of white fabrics to see if I could dye and print onto them while being at home.
I used calico for my first series of tests because I had this at home and from previous experience with this fabric I know its easy to dye and play with.


First test I tried acrylic painted on bubble wrap then pressed onto the fabric. I wanted to look at the texture and pattern the bubble wrap makes. I felt this test went well. I like that it looks like sucker from a tentacle but maybe I need to try bigger bubblewrap.

My next test was my favourite outcome. This is eyeballs drawn on using fabric markers. I can add detailing on the fabric with these the only downside it would take a while to do. what if I used screen print? Can I do this at home?

 

This test was done using drawing ink I had in my art supply. I like this but its a bit diluted not giving me the colours that I wanted to see but im going to try it straight onto the fabric see what this creates.

I used one of my all time favourite methods of fabric dyeing which is brusho. Its easy to use and has vibrant outcomes. 

I've now moved onto another type of fabric. This is a stretch denim in white. I went back to trying the drawing inks and because this was pure white it worked so much better. Im thinking this would be a good technique and fabric to use for one of my garments.

i again tried the drawing inks but this time used a fluffy white fabric. this ones hasnt worked at all but i want to try this fabric with other dyeing methods. 

To be continued ......