Thiox

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One of my favorite projects from Carol Soderlund's class
was printing with Thiox in print paste.
I created a thermofax screen from a photo of a coneflower and used it in my printing.
I really like the texture.
It reminds me of a commercial batik.
The fabric on the left is the printed/discharged piece, and the fabric on the right is the original ice dyed fabric which I tore this piece off of.
I want to discharge the rest of the fabric!

 This piece was a fabric which I dyed by spreading the dye across with a big paint brush.  I didn't like it much but I am liking it even more with the discharged letters.
 I think I will throw some tangerine dye on top next.

 This is a piece I didn't like which I over-dyed with several blacks.  The color came out more purple than black.  I then used a circle thermofax screen and some 2 day old Thiox paste to put in a little texture.  The Thiox wasn't strong enough to take out all of the color but still did a great job of adding some interest to the piece.

 Here is another piece that I discharged at the same time as the purple piece above.
Not sure if this one is done yet.
I do really like it though.

This is a piece I discharged when the Thiox was fresh and then over-dyed to get the beautiful purples and pinks. 
Here's a close up.
We also learned to do Thiox immersion.
Here is Bev's piece which was first discharged with bleach, over-dyed, refolded and then put in the Thiox pot.  Awesome stuff!

More photos tomorrow!

Comments

Lynda said…
Wow! Never tried Thiox. Really neat and interesting results.
September 19, 2013 at 2:46 PM
Laura said…
Do use the thiox outdoors? I've had some for a while and am kind of scared to try it!
September 19, 2013 at 4:44 PM
Carol R. Eaton Designs said…
Love the results! I'm not familiar with Thiox but I can see I need to be!
September 19, 2013 at 5:24 PM
Diane in NH said…
Resist is soooo much fun! Beautiful fabric!
September 21, 2013 at 5:34 PM
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