Adventures with Inkodye

 

I've been having some fun playing with Inkodye, a light sensitive fabric dye, which I first heard about via How About Orange. Here's how it works... 

 

 

The only crazy thing about this dye is that it smells just like hair dye. My sweet mother in law gave me a huge bag of keys a while back and I finally found a place to use them! It was fun masking this design with random keys. I kinda want to do a larger piece of fabric for a dress or skirt!  

 

 

I was pretty happy with my first attempt. I tried a couple other objects (doily, clothes pins) that didn't work so well. I think that one of the tricks is that it needs to be a really solid object that masks out all light for the sun exposure. I am going to try a few more experiments, but I'm excited about the possibilities with this dye. I can't wait to use the red bottle! Happy Sunday... Elsie

 

Comments

[beka {ginger*urchin}]

What about using a temporary spray glue to hold the lighter objects in place while the effect works? I have no idea whether it would be successful, but it might :) Nice to see you experimenting and having fun playing :)

[Katharine]

Very pretty. I love the different sizes of keys and the different looks. Lovely.

Callmesnakke

[AnnOnandOn]

Gotta love sweet m-i-l's. Fun project!

[Sorrelle]

Wow it's like batik or wax relief! But a tad easier.

[Aquí]

this is REALLY cool! I've never heard of it before! I bet you'll create some really cool pieces using this method! Can't wait to see what you come up with!

[Tamara]

You might also be able to lay a piece of glass over it to weigh the objects down without blocking any light? Very cool though, I'll have to see if I can get my hands on some of it.

[Miranda]

Looks fun! I love any sort of printmaking usually. It would be cool to do areas of a shirt like this or something!
-Miranda
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[Georgia]

cool! we've tried a similiar thing with light sensative paper, but i've never tried with fabric...

georgia
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[Heather]

This would make really cute fabric for a skirt! I love "How About Orange"'s version. This dye looks like so much fun!

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[Jessie]

Really cute!

P.S I'm so glad I discovered your blog,a new favourite!

[Katia]

That's so cool! I'd never heard of that but it sounds really neat, and I love the result! Very unique :)

xo
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[Charlotte]

This is pretty cool, I'd love to give it a go sometime.. I might have to put a weekend aside just to try all of your great craft projects!

[Giulia]

Wow, it's a relly nice idea...it would be great for a white t-shirt!
xoxo

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[Lisa]

oh elsie! thanks for another rad DIY tip! I am ordering these the moment I get paid!

[Rae Veda]

So cook. I love trying new things. Especially things having to do with dye. So fun. Thanks for sharing. xo, rv

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[Margherita]

Awesome!

[Courtney]

This is really cool! I've seen this dye used before for other projects but I like what you did with the keys!

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[Nora Ricky]

I've used old photo negatives with paper like this and it's turned out really net. The light goes through the negatives and you have a blue and white photo. I don't know how well it will work with dye, but you could give it a try.
Nora from noratime.tumblr.com

[Allison D]

I've wanted to try this as well! There's a similar project in Martha Stewart's Encyclopedia of Crafts. Can't wait to see what else you create!

[Vanita]

Looks like cool stuff.

A jewelry blog.
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