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A TECHNIQUE DRIVEN Blog dedicated to mastery of surface design techniques. First we dye, overdye, paint, stitch, resist, tie, fold, silk screen, stamp, thermofax, batik, bejewel, stretch, shrink, sprinkle, Smooch, fuse, slice, dice, AND then we set it on fire using a variety of heat tools.

Monday, December 28, 2015

Color Maget

Color magnet is a gel that can be applied to fabric with a silk screen or thermonfax.  The area with the Color Magnet on it will attract more dye, hence the magnet.


I started with a small piece of white fabric and screened on the "Color Magnet" with a thermofax screen. 



Below it is dry and ready to dye.


A dish with relatively weak dye in it along with soda ash solution.


After a few hours in the dye solution, washed and dried.





Bad photos from my smart phone showing the amazing detail in the shaft of the feather
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7 comments:

  1. Sue Marrazzo Fine ArtDecember 28, 2015 at 2:10 AM

    so so COOL

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  2. LyndaDecember 28, 2015 at 7:37 AM

    I LOVE Color Magnet! Nice piece.

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  3. elleDecember 28, 2015 at 9:54 AM

    I have heard of this product but never seen it. I shall be looking! :)

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  4. Glen QuiltSwissyDecember 28, 2015 at 10:45 AM

    Very interesting. I would never have thought of using it this way. I guess that is why you get the big bucks! LOL

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  5. AnonymousDecember 28, 2015 at 12:05 PM

    Fun stuff, but don't trust the lid ........ Can be a messy mistake if the pot gets tilted in storage.....

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  6. Vicki WDecember 28, 2015 at 3:47 PM

    I dyed a huge linen tablecloth using Color Magnet and leaf silk screens. It turned out great. I absolutely love this product. One word of caution. The dyed items need to be washed alone. That DM will absorb every loose dye particle in the water!

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  7. Laura McGrathDecember 28, 2015 at 5:57 PM

    I've used this product, and have been happy with the results. But I had about half of a jar left and it got all moldy so I had to trash it.

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