batik dandelion dress

[TwilightDancer]

i made this completely from scratch- the dress is made from hand dyed rayon.

its had 3 baths- turquoise>light green > orange (which turned it all brown)

the front hem is shorter than the back- im in so much love with this dress- i couldnt bear to part with it.
its rare i keep things for myself- but i couldnt let this one go





my feet dont mind the snow....

[spirals420]

its beautiful! love the print... alot.. you look great in it.

[ptarmic wumpus]

Gorgeous! Did you use a tjanting for the dandelions?

[tiresome_paperdreams]

Wow thats great! I'd keep it for myself too. The flower is beautiful.

[Shapergs]

sooo pretty and perfect for warmer weather (if it ever arrives  )!
Do you have a huge pot for boiling out? Whenever I try to iron out pieces like this, the wax goes to unwaxed areas and looks kinda yucky . I might need to buy a big cheap pot & try boiling.

[TwilightDancer]

thanks



i just use a giant lobster pot to boil it out- i never iron.
my rule of thumb is at least 3 minutes in boiling water- then immediately into a HOT washload with a heap of soap. the wax boils pretty good out of the rayon i think....


and yep- i used a tjanting. paintbrush too.

[petite_audrey]

It's absolutely gorgeous. Great work !!

[chamaecyparis]

Wow, that's beautiful.  I love the dandelion design.

[loves2experiment]

Your dress is phenomenal!  I love it!

[indeliblechange]

wow thats pretty

whats a tjanting?

[shurlygurl]

I've done batik once and Loved it.  This dress inspires me to try it again soon.

I love the colors and the dandelion.  Can't blame you for keeping it!

[Ska Hippie]

Very very lovely!!!

[starshine_shroom]

That's beautiful! the dandelions are so delicate, i love it!!! nice job:)
it looks beautiful on you!!

[Shapergs]

Thanks for the tips!

[chamaecyparis]

wow thats pretty

whats a tjanting?

It's kind of like a little funnel on a stick that you use like a pen for drawing with hot wax. 

[peachymanaangel]

it is gorgous.

[sassoet]

the fabric is AMAZING   

[Vildhavre]

I'm in love with your dress, it's amazing! It really makes me want to try wax batik. 

When you dye your fabric do you have a really big bucket to put it in? It looks very even and I always manage to get spots with more/less colour when I dye larger pieces of fabric 

[goatgoddess]

Beautiful - love the pattern and style of dress you made.
will have try the boiling mthod too - when I iron I can never quite get it alllll out.

[Sewsew-a-Gogo]

This is definately one of the most gorgeous dresses I have ever seen!!

[NerdyCrochetGal]

Awesome dress.. How do your feets not get cold?

[eatmoreplants]

sooooo beautifuL!!!!

[rhinestonextract]

gorgeous!!!

[TwilightDancer]

Awesome dress.. How do your feets not get cold?

after years of refusing to wear sensible socks in the winter- it just kinda happened that i'm mostly immune these days from cold.

i wear sandals in the snow- i hate socks :lol:

[Muria]

Forgive me, as I'm an extreme beginner to dyeing, but how would you go about this?  Dye the whole thing turquoise, wax the parts you wanted to stay turquoise, dye it green, wax the parts you want to stay green, then do it in orange? DD and I are embarking on our first dyeing attempts this weekend, hopefully, and this looks beautiful!  The original plan was to just tie dye, or paint it with a paint brush (have paintstiks and dyna flow (however it's spelled), but this looks really great!  Of course, I'd also have to find some wax....

[TwilightDancer]

the dress i made from white rayon---
i sewed it and then dunked it in turq dye... i dyed a seperate piece to color the waist band to sew on later...

drew in the parts i wanted to stay turquoise- then a dip in bright green..dry ... more waxing... the final bath was orange- which made it come out a weird browny shade i like a lot.
then i boiled it- added the turquoise bias tape and bam.

rayons a pain to sew sometimes- it tears up really easy and water weakens the fibers....

[TurkishVAnn]

beautiful!

[DaisyAlly]

I LOVE this! it makes me happy.

[RecycleMicol]

I'm so glad I was curious enough to click on this post!  Wow.  Love it and I can't blame you for not wanting to part with it.

RM

[Mysterious]

Ooh, this is beautiful! It makes me want to try batiking so badly!

[Burst]

It's amazing! I **tried** batik once and it was a disaster.

[Aislynn]

This is unbelievably gorgeous!  Did you use a pattern for the dress?

[TwilightDancer]

nope. i just kinda eyed it up and went.

ive made a million dresses like that and it eventually becomes like breathing


thanks, folks
xoxo

[rented_angel]

Wow...that is sooo beautiful.  What a great job.  I'm just getting interested in dying fabric and yarn, so I've searched through a million things in the last few weeks....and I'm pretty sure this is my favorite thing I've seen so far.  I love the orange color and the dandelions!  Absolutely beautiful.

[kjlutz]

Wow I love the batik you did. 
Great job. 

[Silverkleptofox]

wow. That really makes me ant to learn batik.

[DancinInTheDark]

That is so beautiful. <3

[InfiniteDreams]

You look beautiful in that dress.  I love that first picture, there's so much movement.

Very nice.