me_unlike_you asked:
Yes, like an Easter Egg. I would like to dye material but leave certain parts undyed to form patterns. I think it's thick enough that the dye won't seep in through the back of the fabric, but I'm just wondering if it would just seep in around the crayon lines.
Yes, like an Easter Egg. I would like to dye material but leave certain parts undyed to form patterns. I think it's thick enough that the dye won't seep in through the back of the fabric, but I'm just wondering if it would just seep in around the crayon lines.
If this won't work, is there a good way to do this?
Thanks
If you have a small piece of the fabric you could go ahead and try it ?
Elastic bands stop the dye going onto the place they are tied like they use for tiedye
exactly!!! use the crayon to write or draw a design on fabric before it is to be dyed. you would want to use a cold water dye, because a hot water dye would melt the wax in the crayon. although this could be used for a different effect. good luck, have fun!!! everything like this can take practice! try a couple of samples first to see what you will come up with. let me know how it goes!! vicki
plz sure that what type of material you used plz
What you’re talking about here is a ‘resist’ technique – for it to work, the resist MUST penetrate the fabric completely.
The crayon approach could work, but you’re probably going to be better off with something more like Jaquard Clear Water-Based Resist, $2.95 + s&h for 2.25 oz. at Dharma Trading Company (http://www.dharmatrading.com/html then select the ‘resists’ tab) which is designed for this kind of situation. There are also resist products which are designed to stay in your project and then they look kinda like lead lines in stained glass (I’ve heard of gold and black, for sure). I strongly suggest going to the Dharma site and browsing around – they have an extensive variety of project and materials information pages. Look them over to see which comes closest to what you want to accomplish, and it will give you details on the exact supplies needed.
Hope this helps.
Be careful with crayons, as any colour in the crayon may transfer into the fabric.
Traditionally it is done with melted wax, as such called batik, and it has a distinctive look.
You can find how to do it, (too complicated to tell here):
How about dyeing the entire piece and then use a Clorox Bleach Pen discharge the dye? Very fun and cool.