Harmony Hand Dyes hand-dyed Fabric MX Procion Dye Shiva Paintstiks Tisdale SK Sask Saskatchewan Canada
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Batik is a well known form of using a "resist" to block the paint or dye on fabric. The
problem I find with the usual bees wax/parafin wax combinations is the mess! The
waxes are difficult to get out of the fabric and require much ironing between paper or
boiling. While that is still one of the best resists for cold water dye methods, when you
are painting fabric, you can use water soluble resists as they don't require immersion in
liquid for a day which would then break down the resist.
There are many recipes for making your own paint resists. Potatoes, corn and rice
flour recipes can all be found on the internet. The following is one that I like. It goes
on smooth so if you want "cracking", you will have to scrunch it after it is dry before
painting. (See my Instructions for Painting with MX Procion Dye if you are looking for a
recipe.)
Bring 3 cups water to a boil.
Add 1/2 cup Potato Granules (flour) - I bought at Old Fashioned Foods
Cook 5 minutes.
Take off stove and using hand blender, blend till very smooth (about 3 mins)
Add 1 Tbsp liquid starch (I couldn’t get liquid so I sprayed into a tablespoon.)
Let cool then use a foam paint brush to apply to stamp, stencil, paint. Let dry
thoroughly (I have read 24 hours but on a hot summer day, you be the judge.)
You can use this with paint process or discharge process but not immersion dyeing as
the potato resist is water soluble.
This resist works quite well with Bleach Discharging methods.
You can refridgerate it between uses but re-blend it before each use. You may have to
add a little more water each time. From reading other recipes using mashed potatoes,
you should be able to keep it a week in the fridge.
problem I find with the usual bees wax/parafin wax combinations is the mess! The
waxes are difficult to get out of the fabric and require much ironing between paper or
boiling. While that is still one of the best resists for cold water dye methods, when you
are painting fabric, you can use water soluble resists as they don't require immersion in
liquid for a day which would then break down the resist.
There are many recipes for making your own paint resists. Potatoes, corn and rice
flour recipes can all be found on the internet. The following is one that I like. It goes
on smooth so if you want "cracking", you will have to scrunch it after it is dry before
painting. (See my Instructions for Painting with MX Procion Dye if you are looking for a
recipe.)
Bring 3 cups water to a boil.
Add 1/2 cup Potato Granules (flour) - I bought at Old Fashioned Foods
Cook 5 minutes.
Take off stove and using hand blender, blend till very smooth (about 3 mins)
Add 1 Tbsp liquid starch (I couldn’t get liquid so I sprayed into a tablespoon.)
Let cool then use a foam paint brush to apply to stamp, stencil, paint. Let dry
thoroughly (I have read 24 hours but on a hot summer day, you be the judge.)
You can use this with paint process or discharge process but not immersion dyeing as
the potato resist is water soluble.
This resist works quite well with Bleach Discharging methods.
You can refridgerate it between uses but re-blend it before each use. You may have to
add a little more water each time. From reading other recipes using mashed potatoes,
you should be able to keep it a week in the fridge.
This is resist stenciled top and lacy leaf
stamped bottom on black fabric. Once it is
dry, it is sprayed with bleach to discharge the
exposed fabric.
stamped bottom on black fabric. Once it is
dry, it is sprayed with bleach to discharge the
exposed fabric.
The resist was painted on using a stencil at the top
and various stamps on the bottom. When the white
PFD fabric is dry, it was painted with the Soy/procion
paint. This samples is after the fabric has been
washed.
and various stamps on the bottom. When the white
PFD fabric is dry, it was painted with the Soy/procion
paint. This samples is after the fabric has been
washed.