Materials: Silk Paints
True 'silk paints' are designed specifically for use on silk and wool.
They do not work on synthetic material and will wash out completely if
the material is not natural fibre. There are several brands of silk
paint available, and more being added to the market all the time. There
are also powder dyes which are not specific to silk but can be used in
the same way and have many properties of silk paints.
You may also want to use alcohol to dilute the paint. Mixed 50:50 with
water, this makes some of the techniques such as rock-salting much more
effective. You can use ethyl rubbing alcohol or methylated spirits
instead of pure alcohol, since you cannot get pure
alcohol in Australia without doctor's prescription. Silk paints and
powder dyes are non toxic but do stain, so you have to use disposable
gloves to protect your skin.
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