Pad dyeing, simply put, is to briefly immerse the fabric in the dye solution and then press it with a roller to squeeze the dye solution into the tissue gaps of the textile and remove the excess dye solution to make the dye uniform. distributed on the fabric. Below, Handicraft.com will share with you a very creative pad-dying process, which is to DIY hand-made silk scarf into a marble pattern.
Materials required:
-Water
-Alum (for dyeing silk scarves)
-Methylcellulose (thickens the water and allows the dye to float on the surface)
-Household Ammonia
-Bucket
-Blender
-Large size, shallow mouth sink (the size needs to be the same as the size of the scarf)
-Liquid acrylic paint
-Paper
-Hand wipes
-Iron and ironing board
-Paint brush
-Newspaper
-Large tooth comb
-100% silk or 100% high-density cotton
-Golden GAC 900 (acrylic polymer)
Production steps:
Phase 1: Preparation
-Processing fabric
Alum is the raw material used to make eye color pad dyeing on fabric. First, you need to dissolve ? cup of alum in warm water. If your fabric is larger, you need to dissolve the alum multiple times. Soak the fabric in alum water for about 20 minutes, take it out, squeeze the fabric dry in the pool (be careful not to rinse it) and let it dry. After drying, iron it flat. Be careful not to set the iron temperature too high.
-Prepare the marble pattern processing method
Use methylcellulose to create a marbled surface, which allows the dye to thicken and suspend on the water. Methyl cellulose can quickly thicken water and keep it at room temperature for 3 days and refrigerated for a week, making it very convenient for making pad-dyed works.
Put warm water in a bucket, slowly add four tablespoons of methylcellulose, and stir with a mixer for about 5 minutes. You can feel the mixture slowly thickening. While stirring, add a tablespoon of household ammonia.
When the mixture stops thickening after stirring for 5 minutes, carefully pour it into the large sink prepared in advance and let it sit for 45 minutes. Rinse the bucket and fill it with cold water and set it aside.
While you're waiting for the marbled surface to form, you can start mixing your dye. You need to add an acrylic polymer (such as Golden GAC 900) to each prepared dye to ensure that the scarf can be washed after it is pad-dyed. This project requires consistency of materials and making sure the dyes are not too thick or they will sink to the bottom.
After the mixture has stood for 45 minutes, check to see if there are bubbles. If there are bubbles, take out a piece of paper about the same size as the sink, hold both ends with both hands, and touch the middle of the paper to the surface of the mixture. Carefully place on top. After a few minutes, carefully lift the paper off and throw it away to remove any air bubbles. This method can also be used if bubbles appear during dyeing.
Now you can start adding dye to the sink. Use a paint brush to pick up the dye and carefully drip it on the surface of the mixture. You can either drop the dye regularly or drop the color you prepared randomly. Just note that the more color you drop in, the less muted the color your pattern will appear. If your sink is large, you don't need to be too careful with adding paint; it will take more paint than you think to completely cover the scarf. If your sink is small, be careful not to add too much dye, otherwise the dye will sink easily.
After you have dropped all the pigments you want to add into the water, you can use the method of removing bubbles just now to pad-dye with white paper to see the color effect, and make more or less modifications according to the effect.
The second stage: pattern making and printing
Once you're happy with the paint combination, its time to create interesting patterns. Experimenting will give you a better grasp of staining techniques and color matching techniques.
Turkish stone pattern: Simply drop paint, and then drop different paints into the circle formed by the paint to form this mysterious turquoise pattern
Brush up and down and back and forth: Use the brush to pass up and down the paint surface back and forth to create a snake-like pattern. After completing one direction, you can draw again in the opposite direction to create different effects.
Extreme patterns: There is another way to make marble patterns, which is to use a large-tooth comb to stroke in the opposite direction of the pattern just formed by brushing up and down, back and forth, and the psychedelic and exquisite pattern is completed instantly!
When you've finished making the pattern, its time to dye the fabric. Hold both ends of the fabric with both hands and slowly bring it close to the dye surface, with the middle of the fabric touching the dye first. Then slowly place it on the water, stay for a few seconds, carefully lift the fabric and put it directly into the cold water in the bucket you just prepared. Scrub the fabric, being careful not to wash it too hard and wash away the color or pattern, then let it dry. When your fabric is completely dry, you can iron it carefully and you're finally done~
