Interesting...I'm a fibre artist, & years ago taught the beautiful art of "Papermaking" along with, "Suminagashi," which is an ancient (dates as far back as the 12th century) Japanese art form technique of creating very intricate marbled designs onto handmade paper ...Oil paints are dripped onto the surface of a vat of plain water...A "tool" such as a needle or bamboo stick, etc. is used to gently swirl the colors together creating beautiful patterns...Since oil doesn't mix w/ water, the paint doesn't sink below the surface of the water...(It floats on top) The paper is then carefully lowered onto the water surface where it picks up the beautiful marbled designs, & then is carefully picked straight up out of the vat & air dried...I have such admiration for creative thinkers & craftspeople...
My nine year old loves this kind of stuff, can't wait to show her and see where she takes her creative Lil mind. She swear she's an artist. Honestly she does do a amazing job at coming up with unique and odd things, kids are amazing, love this video and thanks so much for sharing, I'm just ready for my daughter to come home from school to see if she wants to a fun with this. Maybe remodel old clothes we have to make it back in style. That's a good one need to try, this could be a Friday night family fun activity. My son is not into this stuff, but I'll ask him and give it a try, maybe he would like to be creative with his hate and/or his men sandles that he wear around the house, something simple first. You can tell I'm excited
Lay fabric down, foam up and lay 2nd piece of fabric on top and press together to get a soft echo and double up on your fabric for dye/shaving cream prints then peel apart and with a third piece of fabric layer out ready to receive the squeegee - ed off dye, splatter or drop, squeegee or paint on the third piece getting more water coloured prints to co-ordinate with your original piece
I LIKE THIS ONE! SIMPLE AND TO THE POINT. ONLY ONE TEENY THING: IF YOU ARE GOING TO DO THIS, MAKE SURE YOUR FABRIC IS THE SAME SIZE AS THE PAN, SO THE COLOR PATTERN WILL BE MORE COHEISIVE AND NOT PARTS OF IT LOOKING FADED OUT.
Don't have shaving cream? Want to dye RIGHT NOW? A bar of soap grated and whirred in a blender\food processor results in the same thing. My father used a shaving mug and whipped the wet soap to make cream which he applied with the whipping brush. A whisk would also work. All done dyeing? Save soap foam in a jar and use again!!! Also...eyeshadow mixed with modge podge can be used over the paint to make glittery, metalic touches. Try dipping cookie cutters in eyeshadow liquid and touch surface of foam. Voila! A pattern!
Thank u for this I have been trying many methods to get my pours on to fabric in a light way and this is a perfect technique, much appreciated as I have learned something I didn't know b4
This would be a cool way to make a tie dye style shirt, you could make sure the pattern is exactly how you want it and then lay the shirt on top. Plus with a cotton shirt it would probably soak through front and back at the same time. Very interesting. I can see using this for several different applications, even finding ways to do words or shapes or patterns. Very cool thanks! BTW the photos at the end look gorgeous!
I would have mixed the colors a little less for more purer color. I can see all kinds of stuff to try using that technique. It would be a lot of fun experimenting with it.
Thank you for this tutorial, it was great to learn this new technique. I loved the result although it would have been nice to have seen as washed and dried sample at the end :) would you mind explaining the types of fabrics this works on? Can it be done on only natural fibres or only synthetics , only particular kinds of natural or synthetic fibres? For example would it work on rayon as well as it might work on cotton or silk or wool? Or does the fabric need to be a synthetic with polyester in it? Can it be do on stretch fibres (eg t-shirt fabric or stretch merino?) I ask this because I’ve tried dyeing fabrics before using other techniques but it didn’t work out because the tutorial I was following failed to say what types of fabric the process was suited to and it’s very disappointing, not to mention expensive, to go through the whole process only for it not to work because you’ve used the wrong type of fabric/fibre. Thank you for your help and again thank you for an inspiring video 😊
if you watch the whole entire thing, i believe there are samples after fully processed. not sitting on the counter, like right before the "thanks for watching"
Cool idea! One word of *CAUTION* here: Fabric dyes are not food safe items, and therefore should not be used in any baking or cook ware that is to be used again later on for food. Certain chemicals can leave an invisible residue on surfaces. And in metal that's been already used there are tiny pits in which chemicals may collect even with repeated washing. Art teachers and my research have both told me that it is never wise to use fabric dyes in the kitchen EVER - I mean, we were taught it is a major food safety No-No - and all food prep and fabric dye items need to be kept as FAR apart as possible. Like totally separate worlds - that is how far apart i've been told they need to remain. Often, in fiber arts classes, safety equipment, including ventilation units are used, and never anyplace near where there are children or there might be food. Hate to have to day it - but that's what I had to learn myself at one time.
Very interesting method. My first thought was messy, but my biggest concern is that; what are you going to stitch on the fabric that will be shown clear enough?
Hello, is removing the shaving cream at the end critical or can it just lay there and dry then flake it off? We'd like to do a pair of shorts and it would be difficult to squeegee off the remnants. Thanks
To people nitpicking in the comments: Yes, it is "skew-er" and not "skoo-er." And yep, that's a trowel, not a squeegee, although if you listen, she SAYS she knows it's a trowel but is calling it a squeegee because that's the function she's using it for at the moment. Yes, marbling often works better with a main color and a couple shades of a complimentary color. Yes, the lighting was a bit hard to see. And yes, the yellow seemed a bit overwhelming on the shaving cream although you can see that when she starts scraping it off the fabric, its not as intense as it looked. Overmixed? For traditional marbling, possibly, but that's also a matter of taste. If you wait until the very end, she gave a few still shots of the final product and they actually look pretty darn good. All that acknowledged, nonetheless, SHAME on all of you. It's a quick, clear tutorial that gives the materials and intro to technique. How much did you pay to see/learn this? Nothing. Zero $$. So entitled and rude to get something for free that YOU sought out - YOU clicked the link - and then complain about little details of it. Especially because the nature of your whining. You would personally use less yellow and mix less? Cool, then you already know that, you didn't need the tutorial to explain it to you. You'd personally use fewer colors? Great, then you don't need the tutorial to contain a lesson in color theory. And double shame on all those who need to learn the difference between Critique and Criticism. There were some good Critique comments, such as saying they personally prefer a main color and a couple complimentary colors. You're not telling the creator their work sucks - you're letting them know how you responded and engaged with their work, and why. Criticism is telling someone their work is bad. Usually, because you don't like it. Surprise! Not everything you dislike is objectively bad. Critique contains useful information presented respectfully. Criticism usually only contains your personal opinion and preference, and doesn't usually have useful information the creator can take action on. "I'd prefer less yellow" is Critique because the artist can choose to acknowledge that and do another piece with less yellow if they're interested in appealing to your taste. And other artists may read that and think "hmm yes I knew there was *something* that felt off to me, and now I realize, that's what it was." But comments like "it's like a kid's girl scout project" and "what even did she make?" are useless comments. There's no information about what you *would* have liked Only that you're complaining about the process choices made on a project you chose to watch. For free. In 2018 I suggest to every fellow artist/creator this one guideline; No money = no vote. No credentials = no opinion. No respect = not hearing you out. If someone isn't buying, they don't get a say on the project's process or outcome. If someone can't provide a source or explain a better way - and show results, ideally, their OWN results, they don't get an opinion about process. And if someone can't offer their suggestions respectfully and politely, then there's no need to politely hear out the opinions of a rude person.
Yep, I agree with you. So many people watch an instructional video (THAT IS FREE!!!) and then pick it to death. The point of these videos is to give the basic technique and then it is up to each individual on how they want apply it. All of these people making these petty remarks are not going to try what they see, anyway. If they did, they would be too busy creating to be so critical.
Shocked at some of the comments. I was taught "If you don't have anything nice to stay, don't say anything". I guess those days are long gone! I enjoyed watching the video and thank you for all the information to get my project done. Thank you for taking the time to demo this for us.
Linda Starzenski.....Me too. People get so nasty when sitting in front of a keyboard and monitor. Shame on them. I liked the Tutorial....NEVER seen anything like this. The reason I watched it was I just seen a gal dyeing Easter Eggs with Food Coloring and Cool Whip....which I had never seen either! : Here's the Egg Dye with Cool Whip: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-83ZFPVz09jw.html
Amazing stunning. I marble on paper and bottles but painted in white before marbling. This is awesome. You explained it so well and slowly. The blooper made me smile. I must give it a try. I learnt something really new and I am truly grateful to you. Thanks for sharing and caring. 👍👍👍👍☝
Personally I wouldnt have mixed the colors so much. It muddies them up and ruins the vibrance of the colors. But thats just my opinion. To each her own. Nice technique though.
Very interesting and fun technique! I really liked the finished fabric. It would make an awesome tablet cover. Or journal cover. Or border print. Or even binding. Etc.! One way to avoid gray would be to make it with analogous colors. But, what's the fun of that! 8) Thank you for taking the time, and making the effort to share this technique!
To your taste maybe but the purpose of the tutorial was to demonstrate the technique not tell you how you should apply it. When you do it just don't mix the colours as much or not at all.
Laura Sheehy not only that it's a waste of time and it's ugly and I would rather do the tie dye way the real Tye dye way I won't be buying anything from your store so you didn't have to say that five times either LOL
This item has been placed onto RU-vid to offer assistance and to provide an example of the technique that he has found successful. If you don't like it then just move on. It is NOT an opportunity to sprout vitriol. You are just trolls and have nothing of consequence to add to the discussion.
I've read alot of comments on here after watching the video, for those of you who stated it looked like a kid made the creation, shame on you, I think she done an fantastic job, I know people are entitled to their own opinion, put my guess of her making this video was to just give viewers an example of creative art to come up with their own masterpiece, I'm pretty sure she didn't want to get criticize about it. Come up with your own pattern, style, and color. It's was a good idea to many of us anyway.
In one sentence you shame those who don't agree with your opinion as well as acknowledge that people are entitled to their own opinion. The comment section is to express personal opinions and while they won't all logically agree with your own, shaming and name calling "troll" for example is inappropriate. If you ignore other human beings simply because they don't agree with you, you will lead a very lonely and miserable life.
seapearltoo1 Very true indeed. Be blessed and have a wonderful new years. To all who read this, Remember to always hold your head up and continue to smile.
mickey lee I hated it. I thought it looked awful, but again my opinion. I watched because I was genuinely interested, not trolling. We don't have to like everything we watch just because you do.
We do a similar pattern in soap making with the various colors, using a skewer to cut the same design in the soap....and call it a peacock swirl. Stop after the second pass and it won't muddy it up. I loved this video and this technique of fabric dying! Thank you for sharing.
I am just going to suggest that anyone trying this out doesn't over mix their colours , and never allow a pink and a green to blend unless you want a horrible grey brown , what we painters call mud! It is what occurred in this video and its never attractive, keep your colours that blend badly side by side . Pink and green look great together in my opinion , I don't believe "pink & green should never be seen" , they simply do not blend together as one & make another nice colour . Think of the colour wheel. I do a lot of mixed media acrylic paint pouring art , which is basically the art of mixing paint with many different kind of additives , in order to create beautiful colours that will not make mud , and not become muddy when poured & blended on canvas to make beautiful patterns and different cells of colour as paint mixes , so I know what I am talking about here.
any kind of hard like 80 pound paper works good too, but afterwards you need to let it dry, and squeegee it but you can not wash it, but heat set it with an iron but do not burn it.
This looks like a lot of fun (and a big mess in the sink 😂), but I truly like the result 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 Do you need to prewash the fabric with adding something special (eg salt or vinegar) to the normal washing program? Is the fabric dry or moist, when you apply the shaving foam? Thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much for this tutorial. This is quite interesting in dying fabrics. i must give it a try. Does it matter what type of dye you use? I suppose it does. But I have a kit of tie dyes in various colors I bought from Michael's a couple of years ago. Never opened or used them. Do you think I can experiment with those? Thanks again.
I have been looking for an easy way to dye fabric and this looks like just what I want! Tie dye is all bound up and whatnot and to me you cannot see what the finished piece will look like-- with this-- you can see just what goes where as far as design goes. I love this video and Thank you so much for sharing. :)
This is a good video. I decided to order the Jacquard dye pack that she is using and tried it. But, I realized that it takes so much of the dye, and that stuff is very expensive. I think there is only enough to make 6 fat quarters.
