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A simple guide to batik. Step 1 Pin the fabric tightly to a frame using silk pins or drawing pins. Draw the design on lightly using a pencil. Step 2 Mix up a dye base using 1 litre warm water with 10 tbsp Urea and 1 tsp of Calgon. Mix 1/2 tsp Lemon Yellow Procion …
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A quick introductory guide to screen printing with a paper stencil. You can download a printable pdf. here! You will need: Screen Squeegee to fit Paper to cut your stencil – photocopy paper is good – layout paper is better Craft knife Water-based fabric ink such as Speedball A padded surface to print onto – a folded …
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Here is the last instalment of Tie Dyeing 5 Ways and it is a bit of a classic. We used the method for a Spiral Rainbow Tie Dye but only used two colours Scarlet Red and Bright Royal. We took a dry plain white T-shirt and placed a fork where we wanted the centre of …
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This weekend I tie-dyed some clothes with my two daughters. They had seen some Isabel Marant styled clothes in Top Shop and we thought we could give it a go ourselves. First up was a pair of sad and tired jeans. We dipped them in a 10% bleach solution scrunched up for about an hour …
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Below is a list of open access print studios, facilities and cost varies per location – if you know of anymore please let us know so we can add them to the list. Aberystwythprintmakers – Wales http://www.aberystwythprintmakers.org.uk Art Academy Print – London http://www.artacademy.org.uk Bainbridge Studios – London http://www.bainbridgestudios.co.uk Black Church Print Studio – Dublin, Ireland http://www.print.ie/ Boden Print Studios …