The chapter on Carol Lee Shanks appeals to me, since the designer uses handspun, hand-dyed, handwoven cloth made by Kathryn Alexander. The cloth has a light texture like gauze. The cloth is made with energized singles yarn. I had been wondering how the weight of a jacket would drag down the crinkles in collapse cloth like this, so it was helpful to see the drape.
There is one dye technique in the book that I would like to do because I like the effect. It's shown on page 53 and looks like crazing on porcelain glaze. It is done by Kay Disbrow and is called a dextrin resist.
Some of her most interesting pieces have resulted from her experimentation with dextrin resist--a vegetable paste made of potato (dextrin) powder. To undertake this technique, fabric is stretched and anchored to a table and the cooled paste is spread on selected areas. When the resist dries, it crackles. Thickened dyes are spread over the paste, allowing the color to penetrate the cracks. The dextrin is eventually removed to reveal the spontaneous patterns created by the natural course revealed in the drying. (p. 54)
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