Snow dye samples from yesterday

Samples of the snow dyed fabrics. Black, black cherry, vanilla bean and chino dye in these 4 pieces. It was interesting to see how long it took for the snow to melt and for the  dye to tricke down into the fabric. I overdyed some of them again today but the second time around was not as good as the first. Probably because I did not wait as long to see what would happen and also the fabric already had a lot of dye in it. Fun to do once but I don't think I would do it again.

Wednesday, January 13, Vat Dye workshop

Yesterday I taught a Vat Dye Workshop in my studio for 5 great students. We had a very busy and exhilarating day. Vat Dyes are magical in the way they change color and "halo". Here are a few photos of the process.