Painting. Dyeing.

Färben im Kochtopf.  Dyeing in a pot with steam fixable silk colours - really easy. Here we will share a view simple tricks for creating soft...  more...

Microwave.  For the painting and dyeing of silk fabrics you can choose between steam fixable silk colours and silk colours which can...  more...

Walnut Dyeing.  Vegetable dyeing for beginners: Juglans regia, the endemic walnut tree, offers a wide variety of brown and green shades...  more...

Plissé und Crash-Optik.  Mariano Fortuny (1871-1949) probably was the most famous pleating artist. At the beginning of the last century his finely...  more...

Silk-Care.  Silk, naturally colored and adequately fixed painted silk can be washed easily. The right detergent is the important...  more...

How to treat fabrics before dyeing?.  It is important when painting and dyeing, that the fabric absorbs the paint evenly. Permanent finishes and other coatings...  more...

Funpump.  Airbrush on fabric When airbrushing, a paint mist is sprayed. The amount of color is clearly smaller than when painting...  more...

Double dyeing blended fabric.  Blended fabrics out of plant and animal fibers are perfectly suitable for the 2 color dyeing technique. Larger amounts...  more...

Double dyeing technique for burn-out fabrics.  A burn-out or dévoré effect is a mixed fiber made out of two different non-woven fabrics, where one was partially removed...  more...

Setting colours at home.  Why is a steam fixation even necessary? It is not only necessary for steam fixable silk paint (which shines especially...  more...

Gutta practice.  This Journal article is in preparation! more...

Gutta theory.  On thin silk fabrics the paint spreads widely in all directions. Therefore resists are used to paint on motives. In this...  more...

Warm wax.  After introducing to you the differences of cold and warm wax in this journal article, here are a couple examples for...  more...

Cold wax.  For the last years cold wax has been one of the most popular design means in textile art. This product comes from the...  more...

Wax and Gum Arabic.  Apart from Gutta and water soluble contour paint, there are many other ways to border pattern on fabric, in order for the...  more...

Shibori.  Shibori belongs to the traditional Japanese reservation dyeing techniques. Without the help of special agents, certain...  more...

Tone on tone.  Silk with simple color coordinated painting always looks classy. Here are a few examples. Silk colors can easily blur...  more...

Salt technique.  The salt technique is probably one of the most popular techniques when it comes to silk painting. Quick results and easy...  more...