Monday, May 6, 2013

Soy Wax Batiks

It is a glorious day out there today in New England!  They don't get much better than this!  A great day to hang my freshly batiked fabric out on the line in the sun!  It's my first batch of the season.  As usual I used soy wax and 2 different Pro Chem MX blues.  One, a cerulean blue and the other, an alpine blue, although they are very similar. Some will be overdyed soon, some may be painted over...who knows!
 
 
 
 
 

9 comments:

  1. I love these--the cerulean blue is one of my favorite MX dyes. Did you use a brush to get the shapes, or did you stamp them on? Just asking because I usually stamp using things like egg cartons, carrots, pool noodles, etc. My last blog post about it was at: http://periwinklequilts.blogspot.com/2013/04/finally-feeling-creative-again.html

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  2. Laura, I love the ones you did! I used a brush for some and I stamped the circles with the bottom of a wooden salt grinder that had otherwise rusted out, and also a piece of pvc pipe. One latge leaf is a handmade job using cork that I carved out, and another leafy shape was a handcarved soft block. I'll show them in better pics when I'm finished playing with them.

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  3. Wow! I love all the blue shades. I have never dyed my fabrics. This seems so cool!

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  4. Oh you should try it! Then, like me, you'll develop yet another obsession!

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  5. A response to my blog post on soy wax on screens:
    The nice thing is the images are stable unlike gel glue or paste yet are easily removed from the screen when you are done.
    Beth from sewsewart

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  6. I am definitely going to try this...just has to wait a bit. I love what you did with the circles!

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  7. These are wonderful. At first I thought they might be indigo (I can get a light color from the pot if it's getting exhausted), but it's just too bright and beautiful. 8-] Love it.

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  8. Thanks Ellen! I'm so tired of the rain here. Waiting for some sunny days to go outdoors to do some more!

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