Disperse Dyes on Synthetic Fabric by Jennifer Gould, and SDA Swatch Collection

Jennifer holds a wildly patterned and pleated polyester
fabric commercially dyed with disperse dyes.

President Jeanne Emery holds the
disperse dyed/printed transfer paper
while Jennifer holds the printed fabric.

This picture and the one below illustrate one of the techniques:
holes were cut out of the white paper, fabric of the green poly
was pulled up through the holes, and transfer paper ironed
over the scrunched fabric.  Then holes were  cut from a red
sheet of transfer paper (see below) and that paper was printed
on the green fabric.

The "holey" red transfer paper was printed onto white poly.
The red holes were then randomly placed on the fabric and
a blue transfer paper was printed over the red holes.  The
holes were then moved and blue paper printed again, and again.

Crayon rubbings on paper (will then be printed on fabric).

Printed and painted paper before printing on fabric.

The 9 colors that were available:  magenta, orange, red,
yellow, blue, purple/violet, turquoise, mixed greens, black.

Pris Lynch showed us her fused fabric landscape pieces,
which all fit into a fabric book.  Gorgeous work!

Pris Lynch also showed us this tapestry woven self-
portrait she did.  She suggested we consider doing self-
portraits as our MLH guild exhibit theme.

Arlene Tiemeyer wove this leash band.

Jeanne Emery knit her cowl scarf,
shortening it from the pattern so it didn't
hang down in front but just wrapped
around her neck and secured with a button.

 BELOW ARE OUR FAVORITE PIECES FROM THE SDA SWATCH COLLECTION B.  

Kathy DeRock, Belgium
Disperse dyed sheer polyester