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Dye class: Testfabric swatch books
Jan. 29th, 2013 12:14 pmThis semester's crafts course is Dyeing, Surface Design, and Distressing/Aging. We spend the first third of the class on the nuts and bolts of dye as a medium--fiber identification, different classes of dye and how to use them properly, how to select the right type of dye for a given project, color matching, and discharging of dye (color removal).
Part of this first section involves the making of a Testfabric swatch book. We use Testfabric MFF 43, a multifiber fabric woven with stripes of 13 different common fiber types, from cotton to acetate to wool to polypropylene. In this manner, you can see how a particular type and shade of dye affects a whole range of fiber contents.
The first collection of Testfabric swatches the students create uses the Rit Professional Line of dyes, which are the most common dye range found in theatrical dyeshops. In the past, students have assembled these swatches into whatever type of resource they prefer--a ring of them like a haircolor wheel, a notebook of them stapled to cardstock, a folding poster of them that can be mounted on a wall.
This time around, they've all decided on a binder organization method that i like so much i'm going to redo my own Testfabrics set the same way!
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Part of this first section involves the making of a Testfabric swatch book. We use Testfabric MFF 43, a multifiber fabric woven with stripes of 13 different common fiber types, from cotton to acetate to wool to polypropylene. In this manner, you can see how a particular type and shade of dye affects a whole range of fiber contents.
The first collection of Testfabric swatches the students create uses the Rit Professional Line of dyes, which are the most common dye range found in theatrical dyeshops. In the past, students have assembled these swatches into whatever type of resource they prefer--a ring of them like a haircolor wheel, a notebook of them stapled to cardstock, a folding poster of them that can be mounted on a wall.
This time around, they've all decided on a binder organization method that i like so much i'm going to redo my own Testfabrics set the same way!
( Read more... )
