Never assume...

I found some mx dyes in the back of the studio fridge (not a food fridge -- don't worry) and I assumed that since they've been there for several months, they would be weak. I wanted some lighter colored fabric for DSP, so I stuffed a couple BIG jars of with fabric and layers of dyes and set them on top of the water heater for a few days.
Well, the fabric is nice enough, but it's all too dark for screen printing. It's actually much darker than in the photos. I guess the dye was still good...

Parfait Dyeing results

Holy cow -- my back is killing me. You gotta put in some serious washout time with this process!
These pieces are about 44-45 inches square.

In the order they went into the jar:
On the bottom -- golden yellow.

Next layer -- Brightest Green

Next - Teal

Next -- mixing blue

Next - deep purple

Then Chinese red

And orange

A half yard that got stuffed in a separate jar with all the leftover bits of dye

Extreme clamping and parfait dyeing

Inspired by Judy on her blog Approachable Art, I'm giving parfait dyeing a try.

7 square yards
7 colors

I went to the Home Depot for art supplies again yesterday. I was looking for clamps that might make interesting Shibori effects. I clamped these so much that they look like those Transformer toys..LOL!

I love that the clamps are so colorful -- makes it even more fun.

I'm trying some plastic straps too. I don't know if it'll work, but they had them in neon colors -- how could I NOT try them??

It's going to be so hard to wait till tomorrow!