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    • JDelageJ
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      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.

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        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.

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        • GilesG
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          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….

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          • JDelageJ
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            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?

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            • GilesG
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              Correct….

              "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

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                  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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                    Your appreciation is more than enough, I’m grateful for the feedback, thank you!

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

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                      …. I should have years ago!!

                      Feel the same way about.

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                              Every now and then we get treated to some of your really cool art work. Like finding coins in the laundry.

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                              • JDelageJ
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                                Nice!

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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.

                                  @JDelage:

                                  Nice!

                                  @Jett129:

                                  Every now and then we get treated to some of your really cool art work. Like finding coins in the laundry.

                                  Greatly appreciated, gentlemen! Thank you

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                                    Wow! Love em. Big fan of the compositions, textures, and colors.

                                    Think it, be it.

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                                      Grateful for the feedback @mclaincausey It’s been a time intensive exploration into the depths of flatness lol. Happy to have been able to mine a few worthy nuggets of serendipity over the years  😃

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                                        Happy to be back in the studio for a moment. Still raking the sand in this zen garden on paper

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                                          Always a work in progress

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