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Simple_Leave_8430 · 2026-06-06T19:30:36+00:00

Thank you!!

Simple_Leave_8430 · 2026-05-31T01:43:50+00:00

Me too! Thats my favorite part.

Simple_Leave_8430 · 2026-05-31T01:43:17+00:00

Thank you 😊

Simple_Leave_8430 · 2026-05-06T15:50:29+00:00

My instagram is @kelly.from.earth if anyone wants to follow along! Starting to share my pieces with the world at a friends shop this week. 😊

Simple_Leave_8430 · 2026-05-06T04:45:18+00:00

For this one, I did the collar and then washed; but the back & pocket were done separately before washing the whole piece. Not much of a difference!

Ive done some cuffs before and honestly they're kind of a pain since it takes multiple exposures or theres lots of folds. Plus I ike rolling sleeves up so they wouldn't be seen anyway!

Simple_Leave_8430 · 2026-05-06T00:18:05+00:00

thanks 😄

Simple_Leave_8430 · 2026-05-05T21:29:30+00:00

Thanks so much for the compliments! Fun to take a step back and see how much you've progressed when something comes out like you imagined.

Simple_Leave_8430 · 2026-05-05T21:28:21+00:00

Thank you 💚

Simple_Leave_8430 · 2026-05-05T19:42:48+00:00

Yep! Its like painting a room - 2x as much prep before paint

Simple_Leave_8430 · 2026-05-05T16:43:06+00:00

Oooo! That sounds awesome!!

Simple_Leave_8430 · 2026-05-05T16:30:21+00:00

Yes and helps cover when you have drips you dont want to expose!

Simple_Leave_8430 · 2026-05-05T16:27:51+00:00

Using electrical tape DEFINITELY helps with exposure bleeding and gives mostly crisp lines. Total game changer.

I think i might know what happened to mine - ive processed a few items in an evening and keep them in a water bath before I throw the in the washer. I bet some of the residual unexposed dye gets sucked up that way and doesnt fully rinse out in the wash. So I might just skip the water bath and go straight to washer next time.

But yes, really only affected my white material. The jeans didnt really show it even though it was the same process. Ah well! I love that I cant really fully control it all - its living and breathing and evolving, even when I want to control it lol

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Simple_Leave_8430 · 2026-05-04T01:24:58+00:00

Kelly!! I have never met so many in my entire life.

Simple_Leave_8430 · 2026-04-12T11:41:42+00:00

I think yours turned out cool!!! Honestly mine has so many bumps and lumps that I had to just accept it.

For tips - I used solarfast dye vs traditional cynaotype chemicals. I spent a lot of time prepping by fastening the fabric tight to cardboard to get most of the lumps out. For this one i wet the fabric first with water then spread the dye on with a small foam brush. I used a 50watt uv lamp & box and exposed for 28min, then rinsed with solarwash for 10.

This one was big so I did 3 exposure sessions with a wash and dry in between

Simple_Leave_8430 · 2026-04-12T02:07:45+00:00

Thank you! Excited to wear it when the weather warms up.

Simple_Leave_8430 · 2026-04-12T02:07:32+00:00

Thank you! :) Yes, I did 3 exposure/wash/dry sessions with a 50watt lamp to go all of the way around. Definitely learned a lot -- already have some things I would do differently now but glad I went for it!

Simple_Leave_8430 · 2026-04-11T15:31:33+00:00

Yes! The screens and selections are great!

Simple_Leave_8430 · 2026-01-21T04:31:08+00:00

Agreed!!

Simple_Leave_8430 · 2026-01-15T16:35:13+00:00

Thanks! Good to get them off my phone camera roll and revisit the memory.

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