Paints and Dyes for Painting Silk, Wool, Nylon Fabrics 
We have 4 types of silk dyes and paints for painting on silk, wool and nylon, 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 "hand" on the silk, (you don't feel anything different where the dye is). Most are French and contain some alcohol. Dupont, Tinfix Design, and Pebeo Soié are examples. Vinyl Sulphon is an American one that is Fiber Reactive and requires much less steaming.
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 feel on the silk. Jacquard Green Label 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, totally non-toxic, and very easy to work with. Colors may not be as bright as either of the above. They leave some feel on the silk, but very little. Dyna-flow and Setasilk are the only ones available now.
Type 4. Instant-Set concentrated Pigment Dye- just dilute, paint on and air dry for 12-24 hours. No fixatives, steaming or heatsetting required, although some helps. 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 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 Dye-Na-Flow Silk Paint
USE FOR: Silk painting, Serti Technique, Salt & Alcohol effects, Airbrushing, Spraying, Sponge printing, faux Tie-dye and Batik
USE ON: Silk and all natural and synthetic untreated fabrics
Sennelier Tinfix Design - French Silk Dye 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
Jacquard Silk Colors (Green Label) 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
Pebeo Silk (Pebeo Soie) - French Dye 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
Vinyl Sulphon Liquid Reactive Dye Concentrate Vinyl Sulphon Liquid Reactive Dye Concentrate
USE FOR: Silk painting, Dyeing, Devore dyeing, Silk Screening/Printing (thickened), Shibori, Tie-dye, Scrunch dye, etc.
USE ON: All natural fibers (especially silk and wool - but works on cotton and other cellulose as well)
Dupont Silk Dyes - French Silk Dyes 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 (Red Label) Jacquard Silk Colors (Red 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
Dharma Pigment Dye 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 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 Lumiere And Neopaque
USE FOR: Stamping, Stenciling, Handpainting, Airbrushing (thinned), Silkscreen.
USE ON: Natural fabrics and most synthetics and blends, wood, paper and leather, both light and dark.
Procion Liquid H Series Concentrates 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!
DecoArt So-Soft Opaque Fabric Paint DecoArt So-Soft Opaque Fabric Paint
USE FOR: Fabric painting, stamping, stenciling, water color techniques, colored or metallic accents on dyed silk where you want soft!
USE ON: Most fabrics - including silk, canvas, lampshades, linens, etc. Good coverage on dark fabrics.



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