Free Workshop: Introduction to Procion Dyeing
- This is a fun introduction to dyeing fabrics with Procion MX dyes
- Introduction to the dyeing process and the importance of pure dyes
- You will learn how to mix the required stock solutions – urea, salt and soda ash solutions
- You will learn how to mix the dye concentrate solution
- You will dye 8 fat quarters of fabric
- We will dye the 3 primaries – Golden Yellow, Cerulean Blue and Magenta – all pure dyes
- We will then mix the dyes to dye 3 secondary colours – orange, green, purple
- We will then dye 2 multi-color pieces, using distinctly different methods
- You will learn how to dye fabric with a little texture, some lovely texture and a very textured finish, almost crystalline effect
- You will need 2m of PFD (Prepared for Dyeing) fabric – Ruth Wagner of Batiks Australia Online, has PFD fabric for sale: https://batikfabrics.com.au/
- Ruth will provide a discount code so that you can purchase the fabric at $15/m – choose local delivery and she will deliver the fabric to me in Kingaroy so that you don’t have to pay postage
- You will receive the discount code and link to the fabric after you enroll in the workshop
- There will be a $10 material costs payable on the day of the workshop
- You will have 2m of beautifully coloured, hand-dyed fabrics to take home at the end of the day
The 3 Primary dyes
- Golden Yellow – MXGR
- Blue MXG
- Magenta – MXB
plus
- Black – MXRA
All colours showing a little texture, black is medium textured
3 Secondary Colours
- You will mix yellow + red to give orange
- yellow + blue to give green
- blue + red to give purple or burgundy
You will learn how much of each dye solution to use to get the colours you want
Note: the purple coloured fabric has the crystalline texture
Multi-coloured Pieces
You will dye 2 multi-coloured fat quarters, using entirely different techniques, to produce fabrics that look like the ones above.
Fabric 1 contains the 3 primary dyes and has black added; Fabric 2 contains only the 3 primary dyes