pattern family:

spiral

item type:

t-shirt

size:

small

style:

gildan 5000

date dyed:

26

November 2023

session number:

2

dye batch:

1

dye ratio:

8 (JJB)

maker:

SJ Kranz

tie method:

Inverted the shirt, then twisted into a counter-clockwise spiral.

dye method:

dyed an hour-glass shape on front—two thinner black sectors seperated by a wider un-dyed sector. Matching pattern on the back.

on the design:

Peaces 7 & 8 were meant to be comparable to Peace 9. I tied and dyed them all the same, but P9 was tied and dyed while wet (hand wrung), while P7 & P8, were (mostly) dry when tied. After tying, I sprayed them down with a misting of soda ash water. I wanted to see if I could possibly skip the traditional soda-ash water soak and simply apply soda ash just before dyeing. Would the dye still be a rich black or would be much lighter?

on the final product:

The patterns on P7 and P8 are much sharper and there was less dye penetration between layers compared to P9. I did expect that to happen from previous experiments. Regarding the dye-fastness: the dry(ish) P7 & P8 are both significantly lighter than the wet-dyed P9. I wish I had dyed on of the shirts using no soda ash water at all as a benchmark. While I think the look is unique, I'm going to stick with the standard procedure of soaking shirts in soda ash before dyeing.