Jan 04 2007

Sequential Dyeing Shibori

	The five shibori wraps that I have just woven are now going through the multiple dye processes I have planned for them.The natural 60/2 silk weft is being dyed with Landscape dyes which ONLY affect the silk and not the tencel warp. As you can see in the photos I’m now pulling up the shibori threads for the next cellulose fibre reactive dye bath. All this dyeing is very exciting and colourful. With one of the wraps I’ve bypassed the second dyeing altogether and put the shibori tied piece directly in the Landscape dyebath to see how it goes. This means that the shibori will only affect the silk weft threads but leave the warp colours and some of the natural silk intact.
Shibori with purple cross dye on silk
Shibori with green cross dye on silk

3 responses so far

3 Responses to “Sequential Dyeing Shibori”

1. # Mauson 05 Jan 2007 at 12:18 am

   

   that’s looking quite delicious! I don’t completely follow your dyeing process, but it sure looks good!

2. # Saraon 06 Jan 2007 at 2:02 am

   

   Hi Karen;

   I’m curious how your Landscape dyes will hold up. I found they were not as fast on silk as I would have liked: they migrated in washing after the textile was finished. My understanding is that they are level acid dyes, and not suitable for temps above 105ºF. Thoughts?

3. # curiousweaveron 09 Jan 2007 at 8:25 am

   

   Yes, I’m a bit concerned about the Landscape dyes on the silk and I did heat about 105F. However, I will be doing the shibori dye with Fibre reactives – Drimerene K which are fantastic for color fastness and I hope this will help. Also the orignal handpainted warp was done with Fibre reactives so it’s actually just the silk weft that has been toned/dyed with the Landscape dyes. I have a friend who uses these dyes with felting with great success so everything’s worth a try! Having said that I will keep you informed of any migrations!
   Thanks for your comments. Lovely.

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