“When Life Spirals Out of Control” series
You carve & create the stencils
You create the paste resist from bran & sweet rice flour & steam it. That was yesterday’s project.
You prep the fabric, should have done this while paste was steaming.
You lay the paste down, carefully & slowly.
And go on to the next piece….notice I am not to the dye stuff yet. That was grown, harvested & dried last year.
Will allow to dry overnight, then on to dye pot.
debmcclintock 
I’ve never done this. When you steam the paste, it’s in solid balls. Does it come out of the steamer as a liquid? Or do you have to dilute it? What does steaming do? ( and people wonder why artwork is so expensive).
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Hey Sue. The steaming literally cooks the paste and changed the density. John Marshall has a great series of how to photos on his website. This paste is too thick for the therama stencils. It needs a wider set grid. Grumble. http://www.johnmarshall.to/H-Resist.htm
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Fascinating. Please keep us posted on the dyeing and results.
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What do you make your stencils out of?
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I learned to carve stencils from John Marshall in the Japanese traditional way. I am also experimenting with plastic stencils & window screens. John sells the traditional supplies. Here is his how to page. http://www.johnmarshall.to/H-StencilsINTRO.htm
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