creating with children: Making Rockets With Children

creating with children: Making Rockets With Children: Children Decorating Rocket Fins with Watercolors and Glitter

Arashi Shibori Folded Silk Scarf

Charmuse Shibori Dyed Scarf Using Fava Beans

Purple & Green Shibori Silk Scarf Hand Dyed

Shibori Cotton Pillowcase - Rubber Bands & Pebbles

MultiColored Shibori Kumo Silk Scarf

Kelp Design Using Fabric Markers on Silk

Kelp Design Using Fabric Markers & Coloring Center Silk Scarf

Silk Camisole Color Dyed Using Arashi Shibori Technique

Blue Green Tied Shibori Silk Painted Scarf

Kumo Shibori Fava Beans & Sea Shells Silk Scarfs

This scarf had been precolored before I tried the Kumo technique.
Later I used a paintstik to add texture with a rubber mat under the silk fabric.

Lotus Blossoms On Silk with Fabric Markers and Paintstik

Ancient Inca Design & Nori Paste with Silk Scarf

Shibori Using Rubber Bands and Clamps

I decided after dying the silk I would place it in the microwave so the
dye coloring would not spread any further.  

Shibori Folding & Using Clamps

Designs with Itajime Shibori or Folding Material & Dipping in Colors

The above is the result of Itajime Shibori folding technique with cotton.

Chiffon & Haboti Silk Experiments in Microwave

This experiment was created in order for me to see the results of Chiffon compared to Haboti silk.

It is my first time coloring Chiffon and was pleased to see the delicate effects shibori had on it.

The objects used were very small shells, pebbles and mung beans tied with rubber bands.

Shibori Folding Technique Green & White Scarf

Stencil Making & Stenciling on Cotton

Shibori Socks

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Crepe Scarf Twisted & Tie Dyed in Microwave

First Experiments - Samplers and Variations

I hope you can learn from my mistakes and successes.  Any helpful comments would be greatly appreciated.
These are some of the first steps I took in fabric painting.

I made a sampler of the colors I had of paints and markers on white 8mm Silk Stretched 10 inch Square Hoops that I purchased from Dharma Trading Co. http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/749797-AA.shtml

Experimenting with behavior of the inks, dyes and paints on the fabric squares was helpful.  As you can see some spread on the fabric while others stayed in the lines.  The paint as expected flowed rapidly and some of the markers flowed more then expected while the Marvy Uchida and Crayola permanent fabric markers did not flow and stayed in the drawn line.  Amount of pressure while applying can make a difference.

I then practiced using water resist to outline my designs.  I used an applicator bottle and different size tips. My attempts were clumsy and unsuccessful in obtaining a straight unblotchy line!  I had some small successes and will try again.  However I decided to try other methods.  Later I tried Nori Paste.

Thickening the Jacquard fabric paints was effective
Using Crayola, Marvy Uchida and Sharpie permanent fabric markers was successful and the results were very permanent while being soft and supple after washing.

Samplers of Jacquard Fabric Paint Dye Na Flow and Permanent Fabric Markers

Metal hoops painted with Jacquard Dye Na Flow paints.

Kosher salt sprinkled on the surface while still wet

1A)   Metal hoops painted with Jacquard Dye Na Flow paints.

After dry applied alcohol

2A)   Metal hoops painted with Jacquard Dye Na Flow paints.

While wet applied alcohol

This sampler was made to see if permanent fabric markers would be effective when applied on top of the fabric already dyed with Jacquard Green Label Cyan.  

Kelp & Fish Design

I created this sea kelp and orange fish design on a white 8 mm Hobatai silk from Dharma Trading Company.
I drew the kelp leaves with Marvy Fabrico regular permanent green markers. I filled in the kelp with Marvy Fabrico Florescent green permanent marker. The fish were created with Marvy permanent orange and ultra fine Sharpie black. I ironed the fabric on both sides and washed it using Milsoft NB textile softener. It is very soft and supple feeling. Hope this is helpful.