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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.

This blog is no longer active but all our content is still here and accessible.

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, January 19, 2015

Rice Bags

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Rice bags come in so handy for batching MX dyes in cold weather. They are also dead easy to make. I cut a piece of plain muslin 13" lon...
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Friday, January 16, 2015

and more TYVEC

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I found all these small pieces of painted Tyvec and of course I couldn't just put them away! So I made a few more beads. These beads wi...
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Wednesday, January 14, 2015

TYVEC

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I had been saving Tyvec envelopes for YEARS (where were they now?) so I had everything we needed. We decided to use ProBrite fabric paints b...
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Monday, January 12, 2015

Ugly duckling 3

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This time the duckling is a deconstructed screen print which had too much white on it. I soda soaked it and accordeon folded it like ...
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Friday, January 9, 2015

Ugly duckling 2

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Here is the second ugly duckling. I don't remember anymore how I dyed this piece of fabric, but it did not turn out great: Firs...
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Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Ugly duckling 1

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When you dye your own fabric - even as an experienced dyer - you will not always love the fabric you created. Some pieces of fabric start th...
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Monday, January 5, 2015

Batik with thickened dye

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My two favorite supplies to use in surface design are hot wax and thickened dye. You will not wonder why this batik technique is my favorite...
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