• Home
    • Recent
    • Calendar
    • Register
    • Login
    Iron Heart Forum
    Iron Heart Forum

    Iron Heart Fall/Winter 2025 Collection Preview - Now Live

    Craft Works - Let's Get Creative!

    General Chat
    157
    1.5k
    461.1k
    Loading More Posts
    • Oldest to Newest
    • Newest to Oldest
    • Most Votes
    Reply
    • Reply as topic
    Log in to reply
    This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
    • ?
      A Former User
      Joined:

      Ice dye magic @Lotus_Leaf_Dyes

      last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
      • neph93N
        neph93
        見習いボス
        Joined:

        That is my favourite one. Wonderful colours, very cosmic.

        «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
        We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

        • Dame Vera Lynn
        last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
        • mclaincauseyM
          mclaincausey
          見習いボス
          Joined:

          Yep agreed, plus green is probably my favorite color.

          Think it, be it.

          last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
          • ?
            A Former User
            Joined:

            last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
            • ?
              A Former User
              Joined:

              @Lotus_Leaf_Dyes

              last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
              • PalmerP
                Palmer
                Iron Heart Deity
                Joined:

                My coworker and I were inspired to try some ice dyeing after seeing the posts from @adam313.
                Will report back in a day.

                last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                • neph93N
                  neph93
                  見習いボス
                  Joined:

                  Wow, great initiative. Looking forward to seeing the results.

                  «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
                  We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

                  • Dame Vera Lynn
                  last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                  • mclaincauseyM
                    mclaincausey
                    見習いボス
                    Joined:

                    Imma try it too! I'll be starting with some cheap tees and then moving into some nice one that got stained. Thanks for the inspiration (move me brightly), @adam313

                    Think it, be it.

                    last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                    • ?
                      A Former User
                      Joined:

                      I love this!! Inspiration for days, go boldly good men…Godspeed and good luck  😎

                      "Light the song with sense and color!"

                      last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                      • PalmerP
                        Palmer
                        Iron Heart Deity
                        Joined:

                        Pretty happy with the results for our first attempt. Next time I’m going to use discharge paste and or bleach to get some of those cool effects that @adam313 has.

                        last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                        • ?
                          A Former User
                          Joined:

                          @Palmer Those are righteous results! I'm in love with the fluid dynamics, it's magical every time. Keep in mind that the IH fabric is a different beast. We learned that straight away lol, sometimes the fabric acts like the Frenchman in the castle from Monty Python  😃 "Now go away or I shall taunt you a second time!"

                          last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                          • neph93N
                            neph93
                            見習いボス
                            Joined:

                            Really loving the floral effects on some of those @Palmer. Great work.

                            «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
                            We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

                            • Dame Vera Lynn
                            last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                            • ?
                              A Former User
                              Joined:


                              last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                              • JDelageJ
                                JDelage
                                啓蒙家
                                Joined:

                                Does anyone know if indigo dyeing has been done inside a vaccum chamber? In theory that would help the dye penetrate deeper into the garment threads… A vaccum chamber can be had (or made) for pretty cheap....

                                last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                • GilesG
                                  Giles
                                  IHUK Crew
                                  Joined:

                                  If you are rope-dyeing then a vacuum chamber is the last thing you want. If you want deep penetration (vicar) then you need to cone (or cheese) dye….

                                  "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

                                  last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                  • mclaincauseyM
                                    mclaincausey
                                    見習いボス
                                    Joined:

                                    If vacuum sucks (ha) for it then I wonder if pressure would be an alternative.

                                    Think it, be it.

                                    last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                    • JDelageJ
                                      JDelage
                                      啓蒙家
                                      Joined:

                                      I was thinking of a vacuum chamber as a tool to garment dye a piece already made, say a white t-shirt or a cotton sweater.

                                      This being said, I'm curious why "if you are rope-dyeing then a vacuum chamber is the last thing you want"?

                                      Vacuum chambers are used to "stabilize" pieces of fancy-but-fragile wood (e.g., wood burls) used for crafts, such as knife handles. The way it works is that the craftsman would put pieces of wood in a bath of epoxy / resin / etc, sometimes with dyes, and create a (low grade) vacuum to "pull" the air out of all the tiny flaws and cracks in a piece of wood. the wood becomes saturated with the glue and dye and becomes effectively very hard.

                                      last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                      • neph93N
                                        neph93
                                        見習いボス
                                        Joined:

                                        I don't know enough about the chemistry of this to be sure, but I have a feeling oxygen plays a role in indigo dyeing? In which case that may be the issue with a vacuum chamber.

                                        «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
                                        We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

                                        • Dame Vera Lynn
                                        last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                        • GilesG
                                          Giles
                                          IHUK Crew
                                          Joined:

                                          Because the whole point about rope dyeing is that the indigo oxidises on the surface of the yarn and does not penetrate to the core.

                                          https://www.heddels.com/dictionary/rope-dyeing/

                                          That is why blue jeans fade to white….

                                          "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

                                          last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                          • JDelageJ
                                            JDelage
                                            啓蒙家
                                            Joined:

                                            Ah, I see, that makes sense. I had assumed that the multiple dips were to help the dye penetrate. Instead, I suppose it is to create additional layers of dye on the outside while keeping the core untouched?

                                            last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                            • First post
                                              Last post
                                            Copyright Iron Heart 2025.