From Fabric Sample to Fabric Goodness – Texturized Silk Bracelet

Here is a silk bracelet also made from fabric dyed at the Surface Design class at the KC Art Institute.  Another Christmas present, this time for my sister. The bracelets is long enough to wrap around the wrist twice.

hand dyed texturized silk bracelet

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Here is the silk after dyeing (I think I added some textile inks with a roller afterwards; must be what the straight lines are). I read about a simple, but effective way to texturize fabrics on silk or rayon scarves and thought I would test it out. Wet silk was accordion-folded, then repeatedly twisted until it formed a tight ball. Rubber bands were wrapped around the bundle. Then it’s simply left to dry thoroughly. I found it easiest to put it in the end of some cut-off pantyhouse and drape it over my space heater (a kind that does not set things on fire; important point).

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This was a simpler technique than another shown below. Below shows silk that was wrapped on a bottle to dye and then steamed in vinegar, which smelled delicious, of course. I think this makes it more “set,” I think.