Fustic

logwood

brazilwood

cochineal

osage

madder

I began solid prints #2 today and I think I'll leave them even longer this time, perhaps 9 days.  I put them in extra wet this time and arranged them so all the fine swatches were placed on one side of the table and the thick ones on the other.  I think having the thick ones beside the thin ones didn't allow for enough pressure on the thin ones, creating mostly an outline of the thinner ones. 

I also think the madder and cochineal may not have many more prints in them, if even a second one.  We'll see next week.

Today I did print #1.  The swatches are underneath two print boards.  I'll leave them there for one week.

taking the fibres out of the dye pots I squeezed the fibre.  Then I sandwiched each swatch between two pieces of 6"x6" habotai silk.  I left the plastic bags half open to allow a little of air into the bags.  Once they were all inside the marked bags i sandwiched them with another print board (soft side down).   Another print board was placed on-top of it print side up so students can still use the printing table.

I'd like to somehow calculate the weight of it so I can add the info to my notes.

1tsp cochineal
ground with pestle and mortar until fine powder,

1. Boiled for 45 minutes in 4 litres of H2O
2. Added fibres (leaving dye stuff bag in)
3. let simmer for 1.5 hrs
4.  Let cool and sit for 24 hours.

1.made stock solution using 4 cups of H2O and 2TBP Brazilwood.  Boiled for 45 min.  
2.Emptied contents, added 4 cup of water to used brazilwood, boiled for 45 min.  
3. Repeated step 2.
4.  I used all 12 cups of stock solution for the yarn and swatches.
5.  Added fibres and let simmer for 1.5 hrs
6.  Let cool and sit for 24 hours.

1/4 cup osage sawdust

1. Boiled for 45 minutes in 4 litres of H2O
2. Added fibres (leaving osage bag in)
3. let simmer for 1.5 hrs
4.  Let cool and sit for 24 hours.

1/4 cup madder powder

1. Boiled for 45 minutes in 4 litres of H2O
2. Added fibres (leaving madder bag in)
3. let simmer for 1.5 hrs
4.  Let cool and sit for 24 hours.

1 TBS fustic extract

1. Dissolved fustic concentrate in warm water
2.  Added fibres and let simmer for 1.5 hrs
3.  Let cool and sit for 24 hours.

1/2 cup logwood chips

1. Boiled for 45 minutes in 4 litres of H2O
2. Added fibres (leaving logwood bag in)
3. let simmer for 1.5 hrs
4. Let cool and sit for 24 hours.


* all of the fibre photos are of the fibres, still wet and without any rinsing.  I will use these yarns for the multicolour samples.