Cover with another sheet of plastic.
Marble dying fabric with oil.
Place fabric gently on the pan.
Begin by pre washing the fabric with detergent preferably an industrial textile detergent such as synthrapol.
Plan to marble fabric as quickly as possible after treatment.
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Remember when using procion time equals color.
The rit dye i used said to wash and apply the dye when the fabric is wet.
Pat down the fabric with your hand so that it makes good contact with the foam along the entire surface.
Wear disposable gloves while treating and marbling the fabric.
Let the pillow sit on the pan for one to two minutes.
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Apply light pressure to smooth.
Drip dye colors all over.
Once layed out let your fabric sit for 20 30 minutes.
The floating paints are swirled into patterns.
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This keeps the fabric moist and the dyes reacting 15.
It s best to do this 12 24 hours before you marble so do it at the same time that you create the medium.
We strongly recommend setting the dye with a microwave.
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Lay your fabric flat onto the coloured foam.
Scrape off excess foam.
Once you feel that all of the fabric is in contact with the foam you can pull it off by grabbing an edge of the fabric and.
Start with 100 percent cotton fabric.
How to dye fabric.
Slowly lift the fabric from the pan.
Then you capture your design by laying a treated piece of fabric or paper down on top of the paint to transfer the swirls to the fabric.
Marbling is the process of floating fabric paints on the surface of a thick cellulose solution called size somewhat like oil on water.
Wash fabrics to remove any coatings.
This will remove any manufacturing chemicals dirt or oil before you begin.
Swirl the drops with a stick.
Alum is corrosive and will destroy cloth if not washed out soon.
Fabric prepared for dyeing is a perfect choice but any cotton fabric will do.
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After a minimum of 2 hours you can rinse your fabric.
Peel up and lay out on plastic keeping the shaving cream side up.
Marble dyeing with shaving cream duration.