understanding kimono II

second of the series.

have a good weekend

neki desu

 

the culprits

i've had them for years and have never come to terms w. them until now.thank you maiwa(among other thank yous)

strong thickened  ferrous on myrobalan mordanted cotton. have noticed that no matter how hard you press down the block it needs a couple of taps to print well. i have been brushing on the ferrous bcse the stamp pad was not working. guess the science behind is the taps   v(^o^)v

this one is on cutch mordanted 

cotton.blurry,but getting the

 hang.quite addictive technique.

 the ferrous samples need to be fixed in a chalk bath. waiting to gather a few.

thickened ferrous on cutch.

merits some more exploration

 

neki desu 

 

making lemonade

fun, but not what your mother would call a good print oi? thickened strong ferrous on myrobalan mordanted cotton. the stencilling came out blurry in some parts mostly due to not having spray adhesive to fix it to the cloth.also the ferrous needed more guar gum.the thickened lac wasn't too great either, so let's go for broke.

thickened lac was added  between  spaces, the center was printed with an indian carved block.

no major work of art, but a useful exercise ,learning the processes.

 it is  cool  to see the ferrous becoming visible on contact with the tannin,much like photo image developing.remeber?

have undestood a couple of things about indian block print textiles.

rushed frantically to wash off the ferrous from the tool when i finished. 

neki desu