Ann Johnston | Textile Artist /Beyond the Book: Paint & Print with Dye - Lesson 7: Water-Soluble Resists

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Beyond the Book: Paint & Print with Dye - Lesson 7: Water-Soluble Resists

COURSE | 1 Lesson Ann compares some resists, applying the criteria of ease of use and complete block-out of the dye. She demonstrates her favorites, corn and potato dextrin, and some of their possible applications including working in successive layers of color and resist. An additional handout gives you details and recipes. Colors: dark navy, gold, lime green, duller orange and black.

Lesson 7 includes the following

  • A 40 minute video
  • Handout: Recipes-Steps-Materials (4 pages)
  • Handout: Washing Hand-Dyed Fabric (2 pages)
  • Handout: Corn And Potato Dextrin Recipes (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

Corn dextrin repeatedly applied on white cotton, with progressively darker layers of dye. Washing reveals values.
Circles of corn dextrin painted through a clear vinyl stencil over already dyed cotton with soda still in it.
Washed sample revealing layers of colors under corn dextrin, top layer was green dye.
Potato dextrin: left ordinary recipe, right: recipe with soda ash mixed in.
Dry cracked potato dextrin, with soda. Larger crackle is thicker. Thick black dye at the top covering and filling cracks.
Gold sateen covered with potato dextrin, then several colors brushed on. Washed and dry.
Printed cotton still with dye and soda, then covered with potato dextrin, dried, then dark color applied into scraped marks. Detail after wash.
Dry sateen, previously dyed. Corn and potato dextrin applied, dried and more dye added. Detail after washing
Cotton dyed with rollers, potato dextrin applied in streaks, dark colors applied over. Detail after wash.

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