Today I’m on to using my spinner with Jacquard Color Magnet.
If you are not familiar with it, it’s a great product that when you use one color dye, you get two-tone fabric. Where the Color Magnet is, the color should be darker than the background. However, that is not always the case. In the past I’ve spent quite a bit of time experimenting with CM and found that colors like red will strike faster and so the background sometimes will be darker or as dark as the area with CM. Check out my post on this product.
Just a reminder, all of the fabric has been soaked in soda ash water for 15 minutes and allowed to dry before adding the CM.
I added the Color Magnet to one of those small bottles and turned on the spinner.
Then the finished piece.
What’s good about Color Magnet is that you can see where it is as it shows up yellow.
Allow it to dry. Then I spray dyed it. To read about spray dyeing, check out this previous post.
I let the fabric batch overnight. Then it was time to rinse with cold water. By the time the fabric is rinsed in the cold water and the water has run clear, the Color Magnet is gone. I then rinsed in hot water, and let the fabric sit in hot soapy water. Then they were off to in the washer for a hot wash, and two rinses. After drying them on high heat, I ironed them.
And the finished pieces again.
I absolutely love the way these turned out. They are probably my favorite.
To see my other spinner art tutorials, check out this link.   Check out this link to be inspired by other fiber artists:  Nina-Marie’s Off The Wall Friday,
Just a couple more posts on the spinner art.
This is so beautiful. Where did you get your supplies? I’m mostly interested in the spinner because I assume this can be done with any kind of dye?
One of my favorite Christmas gifts as a child was a Spirograph. It doesn’t create spin art, but it has a similar, but more mannered effect. There is something appealing to the eye to have a radiating design with only a couple of colors.
Gwyned, I have an old Spirograph I’ve not played with for awhile. Fun!
Ro, I bought the spinner on Amazon back in 2012. It’s made by Hasbro but looks like they don’t make it anymore. However, there are lots of tutorials online teaching how to make spinners with fans. I previously used paint so you can use paint or any dyes. However, you can only use these dyes with teh Color Magnet. Thanks for dropping by.
I really like the way these turned out! This is the first I’ve heard about color magnets, and I love the effect.
Sherrie, Thanks. I really love the product.
These pieces are stunning! I was looking for something in the studio just the other day and came across a bottle of color magnet that I never used. After seeing your results, I definitely will.
Norma, I love Color Magnet. Have fun!! Thanks for dropping by.