Back again

I am back and ready to begin class again.  I was with my sister in North Carolina.  Her husband died and I left suddenly to be there with her.  Sorry I didn't get to the FIDM Field trip.  I was on a p;ane at 6:30 am headed East.

So to address the next class.  We will be doing discharge.  That means taking color out of fabric.

Week 1  March 12    Discharge pots.   Bring your dark fabric wrapped or tied in bundles or on poles, ropes etc. and plunge it into a discharge pot.  it will take color out.   You can also use the parfait dyeing technique and put in diluted bleach solution if you use cotton or rayon.  Lots of possibilities.

Week 2   March 19   We will discharge again,  this time using discharge paste and Bleaching gels (Soft Scrub and toilet bowl cleaner) only use these bleach products on cotton or rayon.  Discharge paste can be used on any natural fiber.  Use silk screens, stencils, stamps, or brush it on.  The example above was an old shirt that I used toilet bowl cleaner and brushed it on.  This is a good way to re-vitalize a spotted and stained tee shirt.

Week 3  March 26   I will bring dye for both cotton and silk and you can replace color with new colors.
or you can do some of the other dye techniques we have used in other classes.

Week 4  April 2   More dye.

This is another example of using bleach solution on cotton.

Supplies needed?
Cotton, rayon or silk in dark colors to remove.

Let's have some fun!