Ode to Dye-na-Flow

I love Jacquard Dye-na-Flow. If you don’t want to mess with dyeing, it’s the perfect substitute. I love to dye, but when I need color on my fabric quick, this is my go-to.

Over the years I’ve done quite a bit of sun printing. I’ve always liked to use Setacolor lights, but in 2021 I decided I’d compare them to Dye-na-Flow. You can read my post here. That test really helped me to see the actual difference between the two. They both work great and it depends on what you effect you are looking for, but when all is said and done, Dye-na-Flow is my favorite for sun printing.

But it’s not just for sun printing. I’ve used it with resists. They work great with flour resist.

And soy resist.

And glue resist. This really shows how they blend and how watery they are – or what I like to say, dreamy!

But they also work great to just lay a base of color down on your fabric. I could have dyed these flags, but it was much faster to use Dye-Na-Flow. Since I have 40 of these to make, I needed to get the background down fast so I can get started on the design.

But they also work great on wood and other substrates. Dave has come back from Hawaii inspired to create some wood art. He was interested in painting some wood so I suggested Dye-na-Flow and painted a couple samples of different colors for him to see how it looks on wood. I painted a stripe full strength, and then one watered down.

It’s such a versatile product. It doesn’t work for every situation because it is so watery. Using it with freezer paper resist will not work. It will seep under the design. But all in all, it works so well in so many applications. I’m now thinking about how I could paint and add some small wood discs to my fabric. Humm… but right now I need to stay focused and finish what is already in line!