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neph93

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

mclaincausey

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

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

"Light the song with sense and color!"

Palmer

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.

@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!"

neph93

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

JDelage

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....

Giles

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….

mclaincausey

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

JDelage

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.

neph93

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.

Giles

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….

JDelage

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?

Giles

Correct….

Anesthetist

Geeeeez Adam, really fecking next level man. Honestly.

Next year I’m going to set the monies aside and get some of your work…. I should have years ago!

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Aetas

I can see virtually all this stubby colored pencils…
Great work @adam313 .

@Anesthetist:

…. I should have years ago!!

Feel the same way about.

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