Sunday, January 6, 2013

Today I am dyeing, with an E

I dyed a gradation using Dharma's Procion Moss Green (using their Cotton Sateen fabric as well).  It is a really lush green colour and I love it.  It does require some careful mixing however:  you will see in one of these pieces (and in other too, that you might not see) that some of the red has not sufficiently dissolved.  And so there are some little red dots sprinkled throughout the pieces.  That's ok for the moment since I just wanted to try a gradation and now I want to try some discharge work onto some of the darker pieces as well.  But next time I must remember to either stir like crazy or filter the dye through a metal coffee filter.  Who knew!!!
The colours are quite a lot richer in 'real' life and there is a strip of white paper on the left hand side that may show up if you enlarge the pic....just so you know that I didn't post white fabric!  I have to figure out how to get more true colours with my camera.  I tried with natural light and whereas I find the built-in flash often washes out colours, here it offered the closest representation of the actual colours.  Interesting.  So much to learn!!
I'll be back....

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  1. cckJanuary 6, 2013 at 12:12 PM

    thank god it's with an e Marny!!!!! Although, technically, we are all, also, always dying without the e.
    I really love these progressions!

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  2. JoanJanuary 6, 2013 at 8:50 PM

    Beautiful colours, Marny, and I love the textures in the mottling. Yummy!

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  3. marnyJanuary 6, 2013 at 9:54 PM

    Thanks ladies. And more dyeing (and dying) tomorrow. Yes, it's always a progression of sorts!!

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  4. BJJanuary 7, 2013 at 8:31 AM

    I love this.. you are such an inspiration.. creating everywhere.. great work.

    Re: color in you photo.. In Photoshop.. I only have 6.o.. load your picture, go to enhance and play around with the various features.. Often times I find Auto Color Corrections helps take away the yellowish tint that indoor photos sometimes get.. anyway.. just play around under that setting and it might help.

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    1. marnyJanuary 13, 2013 at 7:27 AM

      Tks BJ. I'm still trying to figure out my new camera and photoshop elements (10) all at the same time. Omigosh, sometimes it feels as if my head is too full to fit anything else in, and I certainly can't find half of what's already in there!!

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  5. JarinaJanuary 11, 2013 at 7:28 PM

    So beautiful, Marny.... you are amazing

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    1. marnyJanuary 13, 2013 at 7:28 AM

      Thanks Jarina. Are you managing to do some fabric dyeing as well, I remember you said you were wanting to....it's pretty addictive isn't it!!

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  6. anonymousJanuary 13, 2013 at 1:54 AM

    This is nice. So difficult to make even progression with anything.

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  7. marnyJanuary 13, 2013 at 7:30 AM

    Thanks for stopping by Catherine. We miss you on the Extreme Comp 2 site!! Hope you're finding time to do lots of your own art! Keep in touch!

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