Vat Dyeing and Dramatic Toad Rescue
Okay, the rescue wasn’t really all that dramatic. I did a bit of vat dyeing today. When I came down to the basement, I had some little toads staring at me through the window wells. we’ve had rain of biblical proportions the past few weeks and these little guys got washed through the grates. It seems to happen every time we have really heavy rains here.
Toads!
I finally used a great silk screen that I made at a workshop with the fabulous  Barbara Schneider (I love her workshops!). The effect was made by dribbling the design goop and letting it drip. I love the effect. Here it is on some hand dyed fabric. I’ll be using this for my latest cave piece:
dribble screened vat dye
and here’s a scarf I screened vat dye on while I was at it:
vat dyed scarf
It’s all one screen, but different colors.
Another layer tomorrow!
That is some fabulous “goop”…
Yep. That Barbara! You never know what you’ll do in her classes.
I was looking for a blog that discussed or showed discharge dyeing and silk screening. Looks like I found both on your site. I was also interested in reading about your vat dyeing. I am so low tech when it comes to fabric and dyes, having just started this journey. I really like your blog and all the lovely pieces you show. You are fearless when it comes to experimenting, which is what I appreciate.
I feature a blog each day and I have chosen yours for tomorrow (July 5). I hope you had a great weekend and safe holiday. Thanks for this inspirational blog and web site.
Hi Elizabeth,
What a great blog you have going. Great tutorials. I really appreciate the link.
Cheers,
Tracy