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mclaincausey

If vacuum sucks (ha) for it then I wonder if pressure would be an alternative.

JDelage

I was thinking of a vacuum chamber as a tool to garment dye a piece already made, say a white t-shirt or a cotton sweater.

This being said, I'm curious why "if you are rope-dyeing then a vacuum chamber is the last thing you want"?

Vacuum chambers are used to "stabilize" pieces of fancy-but-fragile wood (e.g., wood burls) used for crafts, such as knife handles. The way it works is that the craftsman would put pieces of wood in a bath of epoxy / resin / etc, sometimes with dyes, and create a (low grade) vacuum to "pull" the air out of all the tiny flaws and cracks in a piece of wood. the wood becomes saturated with the glue and dye and becomes effectively very hard.

neph93

I don't know enough about the chemistry of this to be sure, but I have a feeling oxygen plays a role in indigo dyeing? In which case that may be the issue with a vacuum chamber.

Giles

Because the whole point about rope dyeing is that the indigo oxidises on the surface of the yarn and does not penetrate to the core.

https://www.heddels.com/dictionary/rope-dyeing/

That is why blue jeans fade to white….

JDelage

Ah, I see, that makes sense. I had assumed that the multiple dips were to help the dye penetrate. Instead, I suppose it is to create additional layers of dye on the outside while keeping the core untouched?

Giles

Correct….

Anesthetist

Geeeeez Adam, really fecking next level man. Honestly.

Next year I’m going to set the monies aside and get some of your work…. I should have years ago!

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Aetas

I can see virtually all this stubby colored pencils…
Great work @adam313 .

@Anesthetist:

…. I should have years ago!!

Feel the same way about.

Jett129

Every now and then we get treated to some of your really cool art work. Like finding coins in the laundry.

JDelage

Nice!

@Aetas:

I can see virtually all this stubby colored pencils…
Great work @adam313 .

@Anesthetist:

…. I should have years ago!!

Feel the same way about.

@JDelage:

Nice!

@Jett129:

Every now and then we get treated to some of your really cool art work. Like finding coins in the laundry.

Greatly appreciated, gentlemen! Thank you

mclaincausey

Wow! Love em. Big fan of the compositions, textures, and colors.

Grateful for the feedback @mclaincausey It’s been a time intensive exploration into the depths of flatness lol. Happy to have been able to mine a few worthy nuggets of serendipity over the years

Happy to be back in the studio for a moment. Still raking the sand in this zen garden on paper

Always a work in progress

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