Candied Fabrics Online Dyeing Class : Lesson 6

Now that the table is complete, Candy encouraged us to pick a few swatches and use the color recipes to dye larger quantities.  She provides a spreadsheet that makes all the necessary calculations.  Yahoo!  Did I mention  this class is a worthwhile investment?  Sign up here.

Here's what I picked :

 This is swatch 4-5-1 from the Brights Triad.  I liked it because it combined a lovely green patina with a rusty overtone.

This is a fat quarter that was pre-soaked in soda ash solution.   I really like the 2-tone effect here. 

 This is the same color recipe on a dry scrumpled fat quarter.    The dye was left to sit and wick into the fabric for 10 minutes (or so).   Then the requisite amount of soda ash solution was poured on and massaged in.   We still have the 2-tone effect, but it is not as pronounced.   It's a more even color effect. 

 Here they are side-by-side for easier comparison. 

 

This  one is a close-up comparing the 2 versions.

 This is swatch 0-7-3 from the Naturals Triad.   I liked the red veins running through it ...

 This is a fat quarter that was pre-soaked in soda ash solution.   I really like the texture effect here. 

 This is the same color recipe on a dry scrumpled fat quarter.    The dye was left to sit and wick into the fabric for 10 minutes (or so), then soda ash solution poured on and massaged in.    Again, much more even color/texture effect.

 Here are the fat quarters side-by-side for easier comparison.  

 

Here's a close-up comparison of the 2 blues. 

It's very clear that you can get different effects according to when you add the soda ash.

 This is swatch 1-7-2 from the Naturals set.  Again, I liked the veining.

I tried this one on a 1/2-yard piece of dry fabric and got this :

 It's actually kind of interesting, like pictures from the Hubble Telescope, but not quite what I expected with this one ...  I might try this one again.   Maybe I didn't mix up the dye sufficiently.  It was a much larger quantity that what I used for the 5-in swatches.   I might try this again ...  Maybe I forgot the soda ash step for this one? 

In the meantime, the Earthy Triad is batching as I speak.  Can't wait to see how those gorgeous, rich colors turn out!