that little rascal

logwood. understanding how it works, following the recipe step by step.no more eyeballing, ballpaking nor fudging. bourette silk twice mordanted in alum WOF at10% this is after 10 minutes in the bath, a pretty lilac.this is going to be the weft for a coming project.the warp,also silk, will be painted with thickened dyes.

this is after 35-40 mins in the dye bath

temperature at 90ºf.

logwood really blooms in hot temps,it acquires depth . because it is not lightfast this depth will be preserved by adding 2%WOF of iron which will make it darker and more lightfast.

i have started reading about titanium oxalate improving both light and wash fastness. going to explore that avenue soon.

still have to decide whether to leave as is or overdye with a  weak cutch bath. 

neki desu

 

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