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Indigo paper dyeing

September 3, 2012 by Lin Kerr Leave a Comment

I showed you my indigo dyeing workshop photos. I'm always up for experimenting and since Japanese Mulberry paper has such fantastic wet strength, I decided to try dyeing it. With most dyes, the fabric has to be in the dye for a while to absorb the pigment, but with indigo, it is only dipped long enough to get wet.I started off with batik dyeing, where you draw on the paper with wax then dip it. Of course I haven't rinsed it well to stop the dyeing, but have left it to oxidise. I think - I'm … [Read more...]

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