VIDEO - Dyeing Silk with a microwave

How to make a scarf in 15 minutes with a microwave oven?

Some advice before you start:

• Preferably choose a light silk: Pongé 5 or 7 Mousseline or Crêpe Georgette.
• Use H-Dupont Classic steaming paints (2 or 3 colors of paint per scarf).
• Wear gloves to avoid stains on your hands.
• Once finished, you can personalize your creations with heat-fixed colors or water guttas.

Step 1:

• Fold the Silk several times in succession until you get a square or rectangle.
• Then, according to your imagination, tie the silk with rubber bands or strings to create reserves.
• Let your creative spirit speak and not rule out any solution or object ...
• WARNING : do not use metallic objects!

Step 2:

• Wet the silk to facilitate the diffusion of the colors, wring it out and put it on a plate
• With a dropper, inject the steamable colors into the silk according to the color harmonies that inspire you.
• Emphasize the knots and folds.
• Dark colors tend to cover light colors so use them sparingly

Step 3:

• With the silk still wet, place the plate in the microwave with a glass 3/4 full of water.
• Heat at 800W for 3 minutes.
• The colors are fixed

Step 4:

• Unfold your silk and remove the knots to discover your scarf.
• The result is always dazzling.

(You can also start again with the same scarf and darker colors, if it does not suit you)

Step 5:

• Your scarf has excess colors that must be removed before wearing it - For this 2 solutions:
  1- Scarf still tied, immerse it in a bath of cold water.
  2 - Unfolded scarf, immerse it in a  bath of cold water with Lavnet soap.
• In both cases you then must rinse under cold water until clear water is obtained, then wring out and iron the silk while still damp.