13th – 15th October/
A lesson learnt: Silk and Satin makes a hugeeeeee difference.
Previously for all the experiments, I used Dubai silk, which are leftovers from my mom’s customer. The absorbent quality and reaction it as to fabric dye has so much difference from satin. Satin’s absorbency was a lot higher and the dye tend to spread faster even when the fabric is dry.
Both my sister and I didn’t know how to react when this happened because it wasn’t what I expected. We decided to change the dripping method to tie-dye method. Just 15 counts and the satin fabric is almost left with no white space. We tried to make the best out of it by incorporating splattering effects.
17th October/
After waiting for the fabric to dry, we thought of rinsing it with vinegar and softener, thinking it will help the colour to adhere better and also, to regain the softness of satin. However, it was a huge mistake. The vinegar rinsed out all the fabric dye, as long as the fabric touched water, the dye came off instantly.
Therefore, all that we did weren’t usable at all. We tried to salvage by doing the dripping effect again, however, after the fabric has been washed, the absorbency to fabric dye is completely different. The results were undesirable–dye ended up in blobs and wouldn’t flow directly down, resulting in a very stiff looking appearance instead of the flowing effect that we have been trying to achieve.
Everything happens for a reason. Since the georgette cloth that was sent for plaiting isn’t ready for collection, I decided to redo the satin over again.
