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Get Ready to Hydro Dip!
Let’s talk about learning to Hydro Dip. Once you learn how, you’ll be dipping everything you can! Have you ever wanted to give the daily objects around you a splash of color? Maybe you want to add a cool pattern to a plain-looking item like your shoes or phone case? Wondering how to do this without shelling out a ton of money? There’s a simple and fun method you can use! With just some paint and water you can turn almost any object’s surface into a colorful, patterned delight. How to Hydro Dip with Spray Paint Hydro Dipping, also known as object marbling, sumingashi, immersion painting or water transfer printing, is a process…
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Learning about Traditional Crafts in Tokyo
Tokyo’s image is bright flashing lights and thronging crowds, a thoroughly modern metropolis. But as a city with over 400 years of history, there are plenty of quiet alleyways that equally tell various aspects of the city’s story. This time of year, one corner of Tokyo celebrates the history and efforts of the cloth dyers that kept the city’s population clothed throughout the 20th century and continue to ply their craft even today. It is called Konya Meguri. History of Fabric Dyeing After the Japanese capital of Edo became known as Tokyo (ie, from the 1860s), Tokyo Komon continued to be popular, but now larger patterns and a wider variety of colors,…
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Step by Step: How to Make Marbleized Easter Eggs
What You’ll Need Egg blower (optional) 12 eggs Several mixing bowls, shallow and deep Measuring spoons Liquid measuring cup White vinegar Food coloring Spoon and fork Olive oil Paper towels Step 1 With an egg blower, pierce the top and bottom of each egg, puncturing the yolk; carefully expel the contents. Rinse, and let dry. P.S. You can also use regular hard boiled eggs! Step 2 In a small mixing bowl, combine 3 cups warm water, 2 tablespoons vinegar, and a few drops of food coloring. Place egg in dye, and leave it submerged until it turns the desired shade. Step 3 In a wide, shallow bowl, prepare a second…
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Video DIY: How to Marbleize Easter Eggs
Sometimes, taking the path that twists and turns yields the best result: On marbleized eggs, colors come together in beautifully abstract designs. Step outside your normal Easter egg dyeing routine and try this fool-proof technique for adding swirling, marbleized patterns to the Easter tradition. You won’t believe how easy it is!
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Making Magical Topological Maps with Suminagashi
Suminagashi has caught the eye of the editors at Core77, which has served a devoted global audience of industrial designers ranging from students through seasoned professionals since 1995. Here is an excerpt from Process and Pattern Inspo: Suminagashi Printing: Suminagashi printing is similar to most marbling techniques: float hydrophobic dye on top of a water bath, then dip your material onto it. Alternate drops of dye and drops of water with a soapy additive to lower its surface tension. Use tools or motion to create patterns, or simply let nature take its course. Hey presto, you’ve got unique and wavy patterns where before there were none. But as straightforward as…