Shibori Style Dyeing in the Microwave

It was time to use the rest of the dyes I had mixed a week before. So I thought I would have some fun pleating my fabric and dyeing with 2 colors.

 I started by pressing my pfd fabric. I did 2 pieces, one was pressed with the accordion pleats going with the grain, the other was pressed with the accordion pleats across the grain of the fabric.

 I soaked the pleated fabric in soda ash solution, squeezed out the excess, and then placed it in this microwave safe plastic container.

 I added a pretty peach color I had mixed to the bottom of the container. The fabric soaked it up.

 This is the 2nd piece to which I added a darker reddish color.

 This is a side view of the fabrics in the dishes. I let them sit for about 15 minutes.

 Then I carefully turned each one so that the undyed side was on the bottom of the dish and added a 2nd color.

You can see how the color traveled from the side view.

 I covered the dishes and nuked them in the microwave (an ancient one that is no longer used for food) for about a minute each.

These are my results.