Beyond the Book - Lesson 2

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Beyond the Book: Paint & Print with Dye - Lesson 2: Control the Flow

COURSE | 1 Lesson Ann compares the results of painting thin color on dry soda-soaked fabric with samples from Lesson 1. She shows using both thin and thick mixes with several surface techniques on fabric of various weights and demonstrates using the print paste to create soft and hard edges, and blended colors. She begins the discussion of using dye in layers. Colors: purple, lime, navy, peach, and modifications.

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Lesson 2 includes the following

A 62 minute video
Handout: Recipes-Steps-Materials (4 pages)
Handout: Washing Hand-Dyed Fabric (2 pages)
The Lesson Overview (3 pages) with
- Suggestions for colors mixed
- Techniques and types of fabric in each demo
- Review of the concepts
- Dye studio tips
- Practice activities related to the lesson
Downloadable PDF of the gallery and captions

Take a look at the gallery below to get an idea of some of the elements in the lesson.

Gallery

Labeled sampler of mixed colors and urea water on dry soda-soaked cotton.

Thin dye colors painted on dry sodasoaked cotton print cloth, left and cotton broadcloth, right.

Thin colors painted on dry cotton poplin showing edges of separated colors.

Thin colors spread quickly with gloves on dry cotton sateen, darker values ready.

Areas of clear print paste on dry cotton with thin colors painted over and around with brushes.

Thick dark orange and light violet printed with sponges, thin light orange and dark blue allowed to flow around.

Clear print paste brushed on dry fabric. Peach and line green brushed over while still wet.

Thick and thin colors on dry silk. Left side unwashed, right washed at 140F.

Silk broadcloth painted and block printed with thick and thin colors.

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