We have 4 types of silk dyes and paints, with several brands within each type. All are liquids. All work well and have devoted fan clubs. Different strokes for different folks!
Type 1. Dyes that must be fixed (set) using steam. These give the brightest, most vivid and most washfast results. They leave no 3feel2 on the silk, (you don't feel anything different where the dye is). Most are French and contain some alcohol. Dupont, Tinfix Design, Arty's Steam Set and Pebeo Silk are examples.
Type 2. Dyes that can be fixed using a liquid fixative, either by dipping the painted silk into the fixative or brushing the fixative onto the silk. Colors are not quite as bright as type 1 and perhaps not as washfast. These can also be steam set and then are almost as bright & washfast as those above. They also leave no 3feel2 on the silk. Jacquard and Tinfix Design are examples.
Type 3. Paints that are very thin, almost like dyes. They are fixed by ironing with a hot iron. Waterbased and very easy to work with. Colors may not be as bright as either of the above. They leave some 3feel2 on the silk. Deka Silk, Dyna-flow, Arty's Heat Set & SilkColor are examples.
Type 4. Instant-Set Pigment Silk Dye- just dilute, paint on and air dry for 12-24 hours. No fixatives, steaming or heatsetting required! Like a hybrid between a dye and a paint- Leaves an almost undetectable feel on the silk, and colors are much brighter and more concentrated than Type 3 paints.
Setasilk - Silk Paint USE FOR: Silkpainting - serti silk technique, water color. salt & alcohol effects, airbrush, pseudo tie-dye and batik; Sunpainting! USE ON: Silk and most other fabrics (untreated)
Dye-Na-Flow Silk Paint USE FOR: Silk painting, Serti Technique, Salt & Alcohol effects, Airbrushing, Spraying, Sponge printing, pseudo Tie-dye and Batik USE ON: Silk and all natural and synthetic untreated fabrics
Dharma Pigment Dye USE FOR: Silk painting, Serti Technique, watercolor technique, hand painting, non-toxic pseudo Tie-dye and Batik, Crinkle Dyeing, Airbrushing, Spraying, all direct application USE ON: Silk, Wool, Cotton, Nylon (untreated), Polyester, Synthetics & Blends
Setacolor Fabric Paint By Pebeo USE FOR: Heliographic (Sun) Painting, Handpainting, Serti Technique, Tie-dye, Batik, Painting on colored and dark fabrics, metallic hi-lighting, stenciling, screen printing, block printing USE ON: Most fabrics
Lumiere And Neopaque USE FOR: Stamping, Stenciling, Marbling, Handpainting, Airbrushing, Silkscreen. USE ON: Natural fabrics and most synthetics and blends, wood, paper and leather, both light and dark.
Sennelier Tinfix Design - French Silk Dye USE FOR: Silk painting - Serti, Watercolor, Salt & Alcohol Techniques, Batik on silk, Tie-dye on silk, Silk Screen (thickened) USE ON: Silk and Wool
Dupont Silk Dyes - French Silk Dyes USE FOR: Silk Painting - Serti silk technique, water color, alcohol and salt effects, Tie-dye & Batik on silk, silkscreening (thickened) USE ON: Silk and wool
Jacquard Silk Colors (Green Label) USE FOR: Silk painting - serti and watercolor technique, salt and alcohol effects, Batik on silk, Tie-dye on silk, spraying, etc. USE ON: Silk and wool
Procion Liquid H Series Concentrates USE FOR: Silk painting, Dyeing, Devore dyeing, Silk Screening and Printing, Shibori, Tie-dye, Scrunch dye, etc! USE ON: All natural fibers!
Pebeo Silk (Pebeo Soie) - French Dye USE FOR: Silk Painting - Serti and Watercolor Techniques, Salt and Alcohol effects, Tie-Dye and Batik on silk, Silk Screening (thickened) USE ON: Silk and Wool
