I’ve just always boiled, and gotten good results, so it’s what I do. Boiling is an easier set up, and you don’t need to pre-wet the fabric. But if you prefer to steam, go for it.
This is such a great video! Question, do you need to worry about the prints/dye from your old fabric that you are wrapping your bundle with, affecting your new print? Thanks
If you wash the wrapping cloth in between use, it shouldn’t leave any marks unless it is very old and dark. But this can produce an interesting effect. In the soy milk module, there are some lessons about dye blankets where you can see how cloth loaded up with dyes and tannins can make beautiful backgrounds around your prints. Definitely something to play with! Or use plain or well washed cloths if you want to avoid this effect.
I have always wet out my garments pretty thoroughly before printing them, I see here that the tank top is dry? I guess it ends up wet because of the dye pot anyway.. do you feel like folding and bundling dry is an advantage?
I’ve always done it dry, because I try to avoid touching wet mordant with bare hands, and don’t like bundling with gloves on. If you are steaming your bundles, it is good to wet them out first, but when boiling, I don’t think it makes a difference either way, and just comes down to personal preference.
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Hallo louisa,
A question, I see you are cooking the bundle in water, I always steam the bundles. Is there a difference between both methods?
I’ve just always boiled, and gotten good results, so it’s what I do. Boiling is an easier set up, and you don’t need to pre-wet the fabric. But if you prefer to steam, go for it.
This is such a great video! Question, do you need to worry about the prints/dye from your old fabric that you are wrapping your bundle with, affecting your new print? Thanks
If you wash the wrapping cloth in between use, it shouldn’t leave any marks unless it is very old and dark. But this can produce an interesting effect. In the soy milk module, there are some lessons about dye blankets where you can see how cloth loaded up with dyes and tannins can make beautiful backgrounds around your prints. Definitely something to play with! Or use plain or well washed cloths if you want to avoid this effect.
I have always wet out my garments pretty thoroughly before printing them, I see here that the tank top is dry? I guess it ends up wet because of the dye pot anyway.. do you feel like folding and bundling dry is an advantage?
I’ve always done it dry, because I try to avoid touching wet mordant with bare hands, and don’t like bundling with gloves on. If you are steaming your bundles, it is good to wet them out first, but when boiling, I don’t think it makes a difference either way, and just comes down to personal preference.