Sun dyeing fabric

For me, Juncture refers to a turning point, the place where the choice you make profoundly alters the trajectory of what follows, whether you know it at the time or not. The work I do using cyanotype exploits that concept, since chance is a huge factor in the outcome of the piece. I started maki

Heliography (in French, héliographie) is the photographic process invented by Joseph Nic'ephore Ni'ece around 1822, which he used to make the earliest known permanent photograph from nature. Some time ago I promised a tutorial on sun printing fabrics and at long last I have it complete! This method of sun printing requires very few supplies and a nice sunny day. This technique will offer you a very subtle print that can be used as is printed or enhanced by paint or ink. Along with the fabric…

Use ice or snow to create vibrant, water-colored textiles, by Saki Jane.

The secret's out - this easy way to make magical SunPrinting on fabric. No special light sensitive paint, Dye-Na-Flow and any fabric

I'm a not so closeted Star Wars geek, so of course when I completed this sample, the first thing I thought of were Tatooine's twin suns! This sample was made by first binding natural cotton muslin and dyeing it in a burnt orange Procion dyebath. The red was achieved by folding and clamping the fabric with small circular objects before submersion in the second Procion dyebath. This folding and clamping process is called itajime, a technique under the shibori umbrella.

Tutorial sun prints: here's a few tips and tricks for you to make botanical sun prints at home. By Dutch textile designer Dieuwertje van de Moosdijk.

Comparing two different paints for sun printing.

Sunprint on fabric can be made with dye-na-flow fabric paint. Dieuwertje van de Moosdijk makes sun printed botanical collages with this fabric paint.

Citrus exposed cyanotype fabric square - sun exposure fabric