Posted in Surface Design, dyeing, fabric, textile art, tagged dye, dyeing silk satin, silk, Surface Design on March 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »
It just won’t work! The acid-dyed satin is as ripply as the Procion/soda ash stuff! It seems that the soaking itself breaks something down in the weave. The cloth even seems almost stretchy. And no matter how much and how hot I iron it, I can’t make it smooth and shiny again!
I guess it’s time [...]
Posted in Surface Design, dyeing, fabric, textile art, tagged dye, dyeing silk satin, silk, Surface Design on March 10, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Today, I used acid dyes to color a couple of pieces of silk satin for my thangkas. I don’t have a top-loading washing machine, so I had to go with the stove top method. And since I only have one pot big enough to allow the silk to swim freely, I did one color at [...]
Posted in fabric, interdependence, textile art, tagged interdependence, silk, silkworm on February 4, 2008 | No Comments »
I don’t remember where I found this poem. It was years ago. If anyone knows anything about it or its author, please send me a message. It reminds me that we can’t live on this planet without affecting other creatures.
Silk Worm Poem
Even before the little ones make their sacrifices,
Let us praise the heroic gift of [...]
