Yes many of the glazes used for painting pottery can be used for painting fabrics as well. You can mix them with soy milk, a little of the iron oxide or pigment will go a long way, I typically use 1 tps to 1 TBS of the pigments and/or oxides to 1 cup soy or acorn milk. When painting wood or leather you can mix the pigments and/or oxides with hide glue.
I typically use acorn milk, as this is what the First Peoples used, and I believe it to be far superior to soy milk. One: it has tannin in the milk aready, from the acorns, and two: it doesn't spoil nearly as fast. I also like the hand afterward, which I feel is superior to soy milk. Howevery, and it's a big however, I have to beat the squirrels to the acorns! That is not an easy task to say the least.
I use the acorn caps as hats for little fairies I'm making. I got the idea from a book called Felt Wee Folk by Sally Mavor , they are absolutely adorable! And I'm not a cute kinda person either. I have adequetly baffled my husband with this habit of making fairies and gnomes. What can I say I can't help myself, and he definately does NOT know what to make of either. It's also a great use of all of those teeny tiny scraps of silk and wool. Oh and did I mention all of those silk flowers I seem to have gathered over the past two decades.
NOTE: Always wear a respirator when handling glazes, iron oxides or pigments of any sort. These things are not good for your lungs or your brain!
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Thank you for the info. I would really like to speak with you on the phone if possible I have a few questions about a project I am about to start and I feel I am Jumping in before knowing some essentials, of course sometimes that isn't a bad thing I love Happy Accidents. I also have some questions about the books you sell on your site (picking the ones that would suit my quest the best). Thanks again for the info. I knew there was a reason the dyeing intriqued me (it seems similar to the ancient art of glaze making). I also have noticed over the years that if I get oxides or even just clay on light clothing and don't wash right away ( which I don't like laundry) it never comes out. Thanks again I may try calling on Monday if that is alright with you.
Let me know, I know your time is valuable.
Kimberly Taylor Keebler
re: acorn milk and soy milk... It sure is easier for me to find soymilk!
hmm... someday I may have to play with this (puts it on my "someday" list...)
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