Vat Dye/Discharge
Vat Dye/Discharge involves replacing existing color with new color. Vat dyes (not dischargable) are applied to pre-dyed (with dischargable dye) fabric by painting, block printing, etc. When steamed, the old color is discharged and the new vat dye takes its place. I learned this technique from Janet Taylor. I carve my original images on insulation board, using a wood burning tool, and create complex designs by using multiple images and overdyes. Most of my images are based on plants in my garden,
“Sunflowers” Vat Dye/Discharge + Arashi Shibori Silk Scarf
“Sunflowers” Vat Dye/Discharge + Arashi Shibori Silk Scarf (Detail)
“Abstract” Vat Dye/Discharge Large Square Silk Scarf (Detail)
“Passion Flowers” Vat Dye/Discharge Large Square Silk Scarf (Detail)
“Small Figs” Vat Dye/Discharge on Silk Rayon Devore Scarf (Detail)
“SunFlowers” Vat Dye/Discharge + Arashi Shibori Silk Scarf (Detail)
“Small Figs” Vat Dye/Discharge on Silk Rayon Devore Scarf (Detail)
“Wisteria” Vat Dye/Discharge Silk Scarf (Detail)
“Fig and Leaves” Vat Dye/Discharge on Silk Rayon Devore Scarf (Detail)
“Fig and Leaves” Vat Dye/Discharge on Silk Rayon Devore Scarf
“Wisteria” Vat Dye/Discharge on Silk Rayon Devore Scarf (Front Detail)
“Wisteria” Vat Dye/Discharge on Silk Rayon Devore Scarf (Back Detail)
“Thistles” (detail)
“Thistles” Vat Dye/Discharge Silk Scarf
“Pomegranate over Hydrangeas” Vat Dye/Discharge Silk Scarf
“Pomegranate over Hydrangeas” (Detail)
“Passion Flowers Red Blue Gold” (Detail)
“Passion Flowers Red Blue Gold” Vat Dye/Discharge on Silk Scarf
“Circle Figs” Vat Dye/Discharge Silk Scarf
“Circle Figs” (Detail)
“Morning Glories” Vat Dye/Discharge Silk Scarf
“Morning Glories” (Detail)
“Morning Glories” (Detail)
“Circle Figs Over Red Green Gold” Vat Dye/Discharge Silk Scarf
“Thistles Over Grasshoppers” Vat Dye/Discharge Silk Scarf
“Thistles Over Grasshoppers” (Detail)
“Bachelor Buttons Over Passion Flowers” (Detail)
“Bachelor Buttons Over Passion Flowers”
“Puzzle Over Vine” Vat Dye/Discharge on Devore Silk Rayon Fringed Scarf
“Puzzle Over Vine” (Detail)
“Tjant on Leaf” (Detail)
“Tjant on Leaf” Vat Dye/Discharge on Devore Silk Rayon Fringed Scarf
“Pomegranate on Vines” Vat Dye/Discharge on Devore Silk Rayon Fringed Scarf
“Pomegranate on Vines” (Detail)
“Fennel on Leaf” (Detail)
“Fennel on Leaf” Vat Dye/Discharge on Devore Silk Rayon Fringed Scarf
“Puzzle on Rose” Vat Dye/Discharge on Devore Silk Rayon Fringed Scarf
“Puzzle on Rose” (Detail)
“Fennel” (Detail)
“Fennel” Vat Dye/Discharge on Rayon Fringed Scarf
“Shields Navy” (Detail)
“Shields Navy” Vat Dye/Discharge on Silk Scarf
“Figs, Preserved” Framed Vat Dye/Discharge on Silk