Rust dye

Rust dyeing again.

Sandy Pratt and Libby Barringer refer to their rust dyeing as their “weird obsession.” While perhaps not your typical fabric patterning technique, it’s easy to see how it could turn into a passion. You’ll be able to see samples yourself at the Martha’s Vineyard Mini Maker Faire on May 11. It all started just about …

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Rusty metal creates a wonderful pattern on fabric, learn how to dye fabric with rust. Vinegar helps the patterns develop to form rust dyed fabric.

I have a fascination with the shapes and textures I see in rural barns and outbuildings. While planning a fabric piece called "Mended Barns" (more about this in another post) I started researching how I might capture the distinctive rusty patterns that develop in steel roofs and siding. There are numerous online resources on rust dyeing, but I found Kimberley Baxter Packwood's website and e-book most informative. The move from rail to road transportation has meant the demise of the railroad…

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Rust dyeing again.

I have been experimenting with combining a shibori technique and the Rust-Tex Trees Technique. Shibori is a Japanese word for shaped resists...