Bleached fabric

I was anxious to get started with this month's technique, so while I'm waiting on my ProChem order to arrive I thought I would try some shibori using a bleach bath to discharge the fabric. I used information from Sara Newberg King's book "Dye & Discharge." It was great fun, and I got some beautiful pieces of fabric. (I also did some pieces where I sprayed the bleach onto the fabric; those pics are on my personal blog.) I did all of this work outside (even though it was in the 30s today). You…

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