ok why brush instead of immersion dyeing? you can apply colors selectively as long as the motif has been previously stamped with mordant paste.in terms of work it's very economical. plus there's no need to clear your background which means an extra step. you can also adjust the thickness of the dye or you can brush it without thickener.

 the problem i see is the concentration of dye. this is a new concentration of weld, let's see how it works.also planning to do a couple of more layers of brushed color.

everyone roots for weld, so far it hasn't impressed me. surely i'm missing something.

neki desu

 

of harite and shinshi

one of those unbeatable tools created out of sheer ingenuity by the japanese.one wooden slat has nails which fit into holes on the the slat.the fabric is held there and the slats are tied to a tree or whaterver to keep the fabric taut.you can adjust the tautness by simply moving one end farther away.that's it.beauty.

i am especially fond of my harite as it was made and gifted to me by bryan-san on my 2014 visit to his place in fujino.

now you need to tighten the other plane and you do it with shinshi ,flexible bamboo rods with a nail at each end.

your cloth is ready to brush color on it.

et voila! you'e all set.the second beauty is that you can build your tools easily. i've been using my bamboo tree culms and some pins inserted at the ends and it works.

neki desu

 

the steaming process

i'm telling you with this heat. textile wise the results border the BLAH.it's a learning process and so far what i've learnt:

• dyes improved after steaming.
• dyes need to be extra thick if not there's hardly any background definition
• dyes need to be extra concentrated if not they come out as washed out colors

we all know yellow is difficult really needs to be concentrated.

 i plan to continue screening on top as there's nothing to loose.c'mon this is practice and practice makes perfect

neki desu