White Rayon PFD (prepared for dyeing)

Christine Elliott's first attempt at dyeing our PFD Solid White rayon was a resounding success! She used very weak dye baths as she did not want too intense a color. Says Christine, "I love your fabric and look forward to working more and more with it." >> See this item in the gallery Carol Heist loves to dye fabric and sew it into fabulous garments!  Here she has taken our PFD white rayon for the Cool Touch top and dyed it a gorgeous magenta specially to go with the Plum Crinkle.  She shortened the top and straightened the hemline. >> See this item in the gallery Carol dyed our PFD white rayonthe tunic's right front a pretty mint green, then stamped the "branches" image onto it in black.   The rest of the tunic is our White Branches rayon batik. >> See this item in the gallery

Using the Batik Butik PFD (prepared for dyeing) rayon was a real joy. As a fiber artist for the past 22 years I have searched far and wide for quality PFD rayon but never found one that I would call high quality…at least not until I found this rayon from The Batik Butik. - Janet Pray, President of Islander Sewing Systems Janet created the fun, colourful shirts at the left from Batik Butik's solid white rayon. Here's how she did it: 1. I first start by putting the cloth in a low immersion dye bath of Procion dyes (I used MX series from Pro-Chemical.) Wash and dry fabric. 2. Then with silk-screens that I had made, I placed a design image, like a palm tree, using a product called Presist (purchased from Dharma Trading.) This resists the next application of dye, sealing in the image color. 3. Finally I applied the thickened dye onto the surface. Wash and dry fabric. When the Presist is washed away it reveals the silk-screened image. 4. Once I am happy with my surface design, I cut out the shirt and stitch it up. These samples were made from my own pattern, The Islander Shirt #208. "Anyone interested in learning more about dyeing natural fabrics, I highly recommend the book Complex Cloth by Jane Dunnewold. It is perfect for beginners and intermediate fiber artists."

Kayla Kennington talks about dyeing our rayon:

When Bernina asked me to design and stitch a logo for their new Bernina Stitch Regulator (BSR), the 'I'm Free' lady was born. I knew I needed a fabric with a high quality weave that would take the stitches beautifully and when enlarged to booth-size (8 X 10 feet) would hold up to visual scrutiny. I used a 1.5 mm (tiny) stitch length and since the embroidery was free-motion stitches, I needed to be sure that the needle would stitch exactly in the place I intended it. My experience from sewing garments from The Batik Butik rayon convinced me that I needed to use their fabric for this project. The 'lady's' face is the size of a fingernail so one little stitch in the wrong place would change her whole expression and I couldn't risk that. Heaven forbid I'd stitch a grouchy 'free lady'! On dyeing this rayon: "Bernina had a particular background color in mind for the "I'm Free logo" I designed for them, and because I had dyed The Batik Butik rayon fabric before, I knew I could be sure to get the exact color without much effort. And that's exactly what happened! - Kayla Kennington

Kayla Kennington

I must say that I am very delighted and happy with the quality of your solid white rayon. It is really a joy to work with and takes the colors beautifully. We use the fabric to make scarves, garments and wall hangings. Thank you very much for the very good and efficient service you provided.
Babirye Mukasa, Atelier D'Artisanat Du
Centre-Ville, Montreal, Quebec

I have dyed your white rayon with fabulous results! The color intensity is as rich as those of your fabulous prints. And the "hand" of your fabric is so much finer than that of any of the PFD house fabrics. It is exciting to find fabric as nice as this for my dyeing and printing play.
Christine Elliott, Wilmington, NC

Products for Dyeing

Jacquard Products - See Jacquard's fabulous fabric paints, dyes and other products on their website. As they do not sell retail, to purchase Jacquard products please support your local art or fabric store in the U.S. and Canada.

Maiwa Handprints - A textile and surface design company based in Canada, comprised of two retail outlets... plus a great mail-order source for many brands of fabric dyes and paints.

G&S Dye - Your exclusive Canadian wholesale supplier of our solid white rayon. Canadian and U.S. source for textile design supplies including over ten brands of dyes, paints or inks. Courses available.

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