I absolutely love playing with soy wax. Today we’re talking about using the Hasbro Spin-Art machine with soy wax and thickened dye.
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Spinner Art with Jacquard Water Based Resist
For this post I’m using Jacquard Water Based Resist with my spinner art. I really like using this product and unlike glue it is so easy to wash out of the fabric.
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Spinner Art with Glue and Spray Dye
In the first of the Spinner Art series I used glue as a resist and low immersion dyed. In this post I’m talking about using the glue, but spraying the dye on the fabric.
Read MorePrinted Fabric Bee: Ice Dyeing with Cleanline and Giveaway
GIVEAWAY CLOSED – Congratulations to Darcy Berg! This is the fourth and last in my series this month on using resists with ice dyeing. This is also posted on The Printed Fabric Bee blog. This is my last post for this month on ice dyeing with resists. Another resist that you can use with ice…
Read MorePrinted Fabric Bee: Ice Dyeing With Soy Wax
This is the second in my series this month on using resists with ice dyeing. This is also posted on The Printed Fabric Bee blog. As I mentioned in the first post, I’ve been ice dyeing since 2011 and have really loved the surprises from this fun dyeing technique. But as I’ve grown as an…
Read MorePrinted Fabric Bee: Ice Dyeing with resists
In January I posted that The Printed Fabric Bee was taking a new direction. This year each of the “Bees” is taking a month, covering a topic, and having a giveaway. April is my month. I’ll be posting here what I’ll be posting on The Printed Fabric Bee blog. Here is the first one. Oh,…
Read MoreTurn Table Dyeing
A year ago my friend Connie gave me her turntable to use for my art. I finally got around to playing with it. I thought it might work like the spinner I played with and even wrote an article in Quilting Arts about this. No, it doesn’t quite work as well because it doesn’t go…
Read MoreIce Dyeing Plus
Since I started ice dyeing back in 2011, I’ve really enjoyed the results from this simple technique. As I’ve continued on this fabric surface design journey, I find I want more texture. In this post I’ll show you three different techniques to add to ice dyeing. Back in February I showed you my ice dyed…
Read MoreSoy Wax and Ice Dyeing
Now that you know how to work with soy wax, why not add it to other techniques, specifically ice dyeing? If you’ve never ice dyed, check out my very first tutorial on ice dyeing. Ice dyeing is a bit different with soy wax because the fabric must be dry. The first step is to soda…
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