That's beautiful. :D What sort of method did you use? What sort of dye? I'd almost say you did a scrunching pattern but some parts look like you did accordion folds instead, or a combination of all that.
Thanks! I accordion-folded the center, then scrunched up each corner and wrapped a rubber band around it. The dye is from a kit that I was given a year or so ago. Not sure if using it fresh would've given the deeper blue that I was hoping for.
I did another one last night (there'll be pics this afternoon sometime, when it's dry), and I think that if I want a dark blue on silk I'm probably going to have to go for another kind of dye.
Looks a little more subdued than I was expecting, considering that it's tie-dye. :) I, too, am wondering what kind of dye you used. Also how one wears a silk scarf. They're pretty, but I don't know what I'd do with one: wearing it around my neck is not my style.
Hmm... the description says "Brightest on natural fibers such as cotton, wool, viscose, rayon, and silk," but dyes often stick better to either protein fibers OR cellulose fibers. You might try something like these acid dyes which I think are intended for wool and should work well on silk too. Or try using Kool-Ade, but I've read that's hard to find in blue?
One of the chemistry teachers at my high school ran an annual tie-dye lab and used procion dyes, but those were for cotton. My dyed tee shirts are over fifteen years old now and still are eye-catchingly bright. (The beanbag chair in the background was bought, not made.)
It also might sound silly to some, but I like tying scarves around my hips or waist. Wider ones that are translucent can be a very nice overlay, I typically use 'em over a skirt.
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I did another one last night (there'll be pics this afternoon sometime, when it's dry), and I think that if I want a dark blue on silk I'm probably going to have to go for another kind of dye.
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I've seen women wearing scarves over their hair, or using it to pull their hair up or back, more decoratively than ordinary hair-ties.
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One of the chemistry teachers at my high school ran an annual tie-dye lab and used procion dyes, but those were for cotton. My dyed tee shirts are over fifteen years old now and still are eye-catchingly bright.
(The beanbag chair in the background was bought, not made.)
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